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Comment on Silver plunges 30% in worst day since 1980, gold tumbles as Kevin Warsh pick eases US Federal Reserve independence fear in ~finance
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Comment on Resist and Unsubscribe in ~society
CptBluebear Link ParentIf you're doing ReVanced for music, you might as well also patch regular YouTube through ReVanced.Sideload ReVanced Manager and patch Youtube Music app on your Android phone. Most of Youtube Music features without the ads.
If you're doing ReVanced for music, you might as well also patch regular YouTube through ReVanced.
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Comment on Jet Lag Season 16: Hide + Seek United Kingdom | Trailer in ~hobbies
CptBluebear Link ParentI appreciate your efforts in calculating this, a lot! I was just musing on the thought rather than trying to think it through. Sounds like he needs more than just this gambit to go well.I appreciate your efforts in calculating this, a lot! I was just musing on the thought rather than trying to think it through.
Sounds like he needs more than just this gambit to go well.
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Comment on Jet Lag Season 16: Hide + Seek United Kingdom | Trailer in ~hobbies
CptBluebear Link ParentOops I forgot to spoiler block. Edited. Spoiler block 6 hours and that's without adding the possible waiting time on the stations themselves right? If they're extra unlucky they'll have to wait a...Oops I forgot to spoiler block. Edited.
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6 hours and that's without adding the possible waiting time on the stations themselves right? If they're extra unlucky they'll have to wait a couple of minutes for the next train back to show up. Do you know if Glasgow<>Dumfries contains any other stops? They may want to get off the train earlier if so.
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Comment on Matt Damon says Netflix wants movies to restate the 'plot three or four times in the dialogue' because viewers are on 'their phones while they're watching' in ~movies
CptBluebear (edited )Link ParentThe idea for the show came from before covid. While it may definitely use and create scenes from firsthand knowledge what isolation and FOMO does to a person because of covid, it's not based on...sound familiar? this show is very much COVID influenced
The idea for the show came from before covid. While it may definitely use and create scenes from firsthand knowledge what isolation and FOMO does to a person because of covid, it's not based on the experience. The word "influence" does a bit of heavy lifting, covid may indeed have influenced what Carol may do at certain times but was always a character study on how a person copes with having everything but nobody to share it with.
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Comment on Elon Musk says Tesla ending Models S and X production in ~transport
CptBluebear Link ParentHe announced the "this quarter" thing for robo taxis in Texas too and failed to deliver by a decent margin.He announced the "this quarter" thing for robo taxis in Texas too and failed to deliver by a decent margin.
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Comment on Elon Musk says Tesla ending Models S and X production in ~transport
CptBluebear Link ParentThe difference being that Meta still prints money and Tesla is.. well it's Tesla. Their sales are down YOY in all regions and losing ground to everyone else right quick. Tesla gave their CEO a pay...The difference being that Meta still prints money and Tesla is.. well it's Tesla. Their sales are down YOY in all regions and losing ground to everyone else right quick.
Tesla gave their CEO a pay package larger than their actual real world revenue, not just this year, all years Tesla existed, on the sole promise he can take their stock valuation to the moon using Optimus and FSD. Neither exist in any sellable form.Mark sinking billions into the metaverse hasn't actually done much to damage the company, aside from further poisoning the name "Meta" that is, and they're still raking in the money to blow on their next vanity project.
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Comment on Gold tops $4,900/oz; silver and platinum extend record‑setting rally in ~finance
CptBluebear Link ParentI understand this is a personal problem for you, but I would like to try and dispel some of the notions you have regarding investors. That will not soften the blow nor change your situation, and...I understand this is a personal problem for you, but I would like to try and dispel some of the notions you have regarding investors. That will not soften the blow nor change your situation, and I'm sorry you're being hurt by this, perhaps this will change your mind who to blame for this gold rush.
Sure, there will be dragons investing in gold solely to create a hoard, but a surge in retail investment into gold is almost always because people are scared.Now and historically, people buy gold to hedge against an uncertain future. When inflation is looming or even rapidly increasing, when trust in the fiscal policy of your country is eroding, when you're unsure the global reserve currency will remain stable, when the federal reserve is under threat of losing their independence, all of those things matter.
People buy gold not to hoard, they buy gold to protect themselves. When a president is actively undermining the stability of trade around the world you will see ordinary people rush to rid themselves of the money beneath their mattresses and shift to gold.
This current gold rush is a phenomenon happening worldwide and is, in this case, heavily spurred on by an erratic president at the helm of the US.
We've seen panicky wobbles in the economies of the world since 2008, exacerbated in both 2019/20 and 2022. Buying gold is a logical response when the erosion of this tenuous uncertainty is now manufactured by the fiscal and geopolitical policies of the country holding the global reserve currency.Tldr: don't blame the ordinary scared people, blame the fools creating this unnecessary situation.
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Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games
CptBluebear Link ParentJust a word of warning, queueing in a group significantly increases player aggression. Especially queueing in 3s has an unspoken rule that it's shoot on sight.Just a word of warning, queueing in a group significantly increases player aggression. Especially queueing in 3s has an unspoken rule that it's shoot on sight.
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Comment on Highguard | Official launch showcase in ~games
CptBluebear Link ParentOnly if they know beforehand that there's going to be an issue. And the game is... not great.But I mostly wanted to ask if it’s common for these kind of promotional videos to have comments turned off?
Only if they know beforehand that there's going to be an issue. And the game is... not great.
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Comment on Gold tops $4,900/oz; silver and platinum extend record‑setting rally in ~finance
CptBluebear (edited )Link ParentCongrats! Oh man I'm so sad I didn't. Or rather, I predicted both a month or two before the stocks rocketed upwards but didn't have the liquidity to make any meaningful investment, both times. I...Congrats! Oh man I'm so sad I didn't.
Or rather, I predicted both a month or two before the stocks rocketed upwards but didn't have the liquidity to make any meaningful investment, both times. I still got in but a lot later than I had hoped. Especially the EUAD stocks have seen such a meteoric rise I would've made my investment back multiple times.
To that point, there is a bit of wealth flight from the US market by European investors making new investments in the Eurozone instead. A lot of it directly into EUAD. Gold has been the in between for people not looking to invest in either the Euro or the Dollar. I also can't fault people for not wanting to invest in defense firms out of principle, I wouldn't have either before 2022.
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Comment on Gold tops $4,900/oz; silver and platinum extend record‑setting rally in ~finance
CptBluebear Link ParentYou're entirely right. Even so, all precious metals have seen retail investment spike in the past year.You're entirely right. Even so, all precious metals have seen retail investment spike in the past year.
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Comment on Gold tops $4,900/oz; silver and platinum extend record‑setting rally in ~finance
CptBluebear Link ParentThat is true. Nations are buying record amounts of gold to restock their gold reserve but it's especially compounded by retail buyers buying gold to an insane degree too. When individual buyers...That is true. Nations are buying record amounts of gold to restock their gold reserve but it's especially compounded by retail buyers buying gold to an insane degree too. When individual buyers start stockpiling gold you need to worry.
Regarding your last statement... I couldn't tell you. I'd warn against it as a vehicle for profit, it has seen such an insane rally month over month over month that you have to wonder when the bottom falls out.
As a hedge against the devaluation of the global reserve currency? Maybe? But we'll have bigger problems if it comes to that. I wasn't joking when I said this is the one stock I don't want to see going to 10k.Ultimately, it's up to you. You're late to the party and it's also likely that we see the dollar stabilize and gold starts cratering again. We may also see the dollar continue to crater and gold becomes a safe place for money. Who knows?
This is most definitely not financial advise, I've proven time and time again that I'm far too stupid to trade effectively.
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Comment on Gold tops $4,900/oz; silver and platinum extend record‑setting rally in ~finance
CptBluebear Link ParentThis cannot be understated. Indian women hold roughly 11% of the entire world's gold supply.and gold holds a really central cultural position in terms of value, jewellery and prestige.
This cannot be understated. Indian women hold roughly 11% of the entire world's gold supply.
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Comment on Gold tops $4,900/oz; silver and platinum extend record‑setting rally in ~finance
CptBluebear Link ParentAside from gold, other metals like silver and palladium are also skyrocketing. There's an inherent value to something that doesn't tarnish or decay. Since you can store and stockpile it, it's easy...Aside from gold, other metals like silver and palladium are also skyrocketing.
There's an inherent value to something that doesn't tarnish or decay. Since you can store and stockpile it, it's easy to imagine it as a substitute for goods. It's much easier to hold the value of 50 tons of grain in gold than it is to hold 50 tons of grain.
The fact there's a relatively limited amount of it makes it have value and makes it robust against inflation, but also serves as a way to hedge against inflationary fiat currency like the dollar. Triple whammy.
Why specifically gold is probably a mixture of aforementioned reasons, though never rule out that it's also plain and simple because people just really like the way gold looks.
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Comment on Youtube channel recommendations 2026 in ~tech
CptBluebear Link ParentHave a look at Synthet. He's a master at delivering some music theory within a well packaged, easy to parse video.Have a look at Synthet. He's a master at delivering some music theory within a well packaged, easy to parse video.
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Comment on Gold tops $4,900/oz; silver and platinum extend record‑setting rally in ~finance
CptBluebear LinkI own gold, not the actual bullions, but stocks in a physical gold trust. This is the one stock I don't want to see go to 10k because that would indicate a deep seated problem with the global...I own gold, not the actual bullions, but stocks in a physical gold trust. This is the one stock I don't want to see go to 10k because that would indicate a deep seated problem with the global financial market, if not crashed by that point already.
The rising gold and silver prices are unironically a recession indicator.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
CptBluebear Link ParentTo the point it degraded the quality in some scenes later in the season, that they could only fix in the later Blu-ray release. It's genuinely stellar up to that point however. It got so bad that...in his words, the season where they really start to abuse and overwork the animators.
To the point it degraded the quality in some scenes later in the season, that they could only fix in the later Blu-ray release. It's genuinely stellar up to that point however.
It got so bad that multiple animators spoke up on social media about their horrendous treatment.
Supposedly it's better in the latest season but who knows.
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Comment on RetroDECK 0.10.0b is a ground-up rewrite, not just an update in ~games
CptBluebear Link ParentOh man I love that dumbass movie. It's so unapologetically camp that I can't help but smile. The Deck isn't just free labor of course. SteamOS makes it really easy as a plug-n-play device too...Oh man I love that dumbass movie. It's so unapologetically camp that I can't help but smile.
The Deck isn't just free labor of course. SteamOS makes it really easy as a plug-n-play device too before you add onto the extras like RetroDeck (also almost turnkey easy to install) and you have this very nifty little machine.
I still consider the SteamDeck to be the best of its kind even if the likes of ROG Ally are technically more capable, entirely because of how the device feels to use.
I sincerely hope we can see a continuation of this in the new Machine and Frame.
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Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime
CptBluebear (edited )Link ParentI have a strong aversion against this newest trend of prestige shows making two seasons and then going for the big bang movie. Don't get me wrong, I think Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc was beautifully...I have a strong aversion against this newest trend of prestige shows making two seasons and then going for the big bang movie. Don't get me wrong, I think Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc was beautifully made, but it just takes so damn long to create. Call me old fashioned for wanting slower burns, but I prefer more frequent episodic releases with tight focus more than I like half a decade wait periods for a two hour anime movie.
Part of me wanted the Demon Slayer to have been a smaller success than it has. It appears this is going to be the new way of making money for larger shows.
This does little to assuage the underlying issues with trust in the dollar, but it helps. I'm not surprised the prices plunged, though I wouldn't be so sure it won't trade flat or rise again in the near future.
We still have a United States with moderately high inflation, rising unemployment, lower quality jobs (gig work), stagnation of anything not AI, erratic foreign and economic policies, dedollarization, and I can probably mention a couple of other things. An independent federal reserve is good, but not the panacea.
As a side note, I do hope Jerome Powell stays on as a governor. It's sort of unprecedented but not illegal. He's shown himself to be politically incorruptible and I think that's very valuable. He may not always have been correct, but he has been consistently working towards what he believes is good for the nation.