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  1. Comment on AI stocks lost more than $820 billion this week in ~finance

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    The S&P 500 posted a loss of 1.6% this week. The broad-based index broke its streak of three weeks of gains.

    For the year, the Nasdaq and S&P are still holding on to substantial double-digit gains.

    Markets have been led lower primarily by companies connected to the artificial intelligence boom. Collectively, the drop this week in shares of Microsoft, Nvidia, AMD, Palantir, Oracle and Instagram owner Meta Platforms has erased more than $820 billion of market value.

    Nvidia declined 7%, while Oracle, which provides cloud computing services for AI software developers, dropped 8.8%, as did chipmaker AMD. Meta and Microsoft tumbled around 4% this week.

    Super Micro Computer, which sells servers and equipment that cloud computing providers use for AI, plunged 23% this week and was the worst performing stock in the S&P 500 for the five-day frame.

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  3. Comment on Save Point: A game deal roundup for the week of November 2 in ~games

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    The Humble Indie Fears Bundle is still going until November 20, thanks to @phoenixrises for posting it last week! $13 for 13 games I played Mouthwashing, expecting a silly goofy game, and what I...

    The Humble Indie Fears Bundle is still going until November 20, thanks to @phoenixrises for posting it last week! $13 for 13 games

    I played Mouthwashing, expecting a silly goofy game, and what I got was... it was uncomfortable, spooky af, but I liked it! It's like four hours long, and it gripped me all the way through! I liked the relatively minimalist dialogue, it felt like watching a movie unfold, really well done

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  4. Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime

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    We went to see the Chainsaw Man Reze arc movie over the weekend. It was alright! In some ways it was different than what I expected going in, and the vibe I got from the other theatergoers was the...

    We went to see the Chainsaw Man Reze arc movie over the weekend. It was alright! In some ways it was different than what I expected going in, and the vibe I got from the other theatergoers was the same. Then there were other parts that were exactly what I expected, for better or worse. I fell for all the cinematic tricks and ended up liking Reze's character! I want to see Season 2, and based on this one movie, my gut says Chainsaw Man fits better in a TV episodic format, to split up the episodes by tone, and they could add soem cliffhangers too, and the fight scenes could be shorter! On that note, some of the special effects were literally seizure-inducing, with those bright white strobe lights on the big screen, that wasn't my favorite lol

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  5. Comment on How to stop negative thoughts and reset your mind for positive thinking in ~health.mental

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    That's a really important point. There was another video, unfortunately I don't have the link now, explaining how there's a difference between "thinking" and "thoughts", and how the mind will...

    That's a really important point. There was another video, unfortunately I don't have the link now, explaining how there's a difference between "thinking" and "thoughts", and how the mind will always throw random thoughts at us as a survival mechanism, to make sure we're prepared to handle it in fight-or-flight. The problem is, actively trying to block the thought, like thinking to ourselves "stop it!" or "shut up!" is a way of acknowledging it and teaching our minds that the thought is important. Which isn't what we want!

    So, I fully agree with what you said, it's futile, counterproductive even, to try to completely stop the thoughts, and that the Youtube title they chose of "stop negative thoughts" is not exactly representative as to what they're recommending here

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  6. Comment on How to stop negative thoughts and reset your mind for positive thinking in ~health.mental

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    I've been feeling overly negative and anxious, without even necessarily a specific reason, and I communicated that with my partner, and we went through a number of Youtube videos looking for...

    I've been feeling overly negative and anxious, without even necessarily a specific reason, and I communicated that with my partner, and we went through a number of Youtube videos looking for explanations, not necessarily solutions. This is the video that impacted me the most, mainly because it has actual SOLUTIONS and not just clarifying the underlying problems, which, don't get me wrong, is helpful and important too

    And equally important is the way they presented the problems and simple daily life solutions, they make it feel within reach, it's not complicated at all, and the best solutions are things everyone has probably already heard about, or already practice, like journaling, positive self-encouragement, and other such tools. I think they key is having structure around when to use it.

    I'm not going to pretend this will solve everyone's anxiety issues, there are definitely going to be skeptics out there pointing out these are gimmicks, or whatever. Anyway, I've already started planning my days around some of these tools though, and I'm also aiming for less screen time. Again, it's the presentation that makes the problems feel solvable, to me. It's exactly what I personally needed to hear right now.

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  8. Comment on Gang involved in arson attack on London warehouse for Wagner Group jailed in ~society

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    The attack was carried out at the behest of the Wagner Group - a private military organisation that acts on behalf of the Russian state - and caused around £1m of damage.

    Dylan Earl, along with Jake Reeves and four others, were sentenced for espionage, terrorism offences and arson at the Old Bailey on Friday for their involvement.

    Earl, 21, admitted planning the arson attack on industrial units in Leyton, east London, in March last year while working under the instruction of the Wagner group, proscribed as a terror group in the UK.

    It took eight fire crews, with 60 firefighters, to get the fire under control.

    The gang had plotted further arson attacks on a restaurant and wine shop in Mayfair, central London and planned the attempted kidnapping of the owner, a wealthy Russian dissident, Evgeny Chichvarkin.

    "This case is about the efforts of the Russian Federation to gain pernicious global influence using social media to enlist saboteurs vast distances from Moscow," she added.

    Paul Hynes KC, said in mitigation for Earl, said he was "easy meat for the very sophisticated operatives of the Wagner Group acting as proxies for the Russian Federation".

    He described Earl as an "easy puppet in the hands of others" who sought "praise, importance and significance" and saw the world through the "prism of online gaming".

    Henry Blaxland KC said in mitigation for Reeves that the evidence showed "the extent to which the Russian state and agents of the Russian state have managed to penetrate the UK through taking advantage of adolescents buried in their computers".

    He said Reeves' judgment was "distorted" by his excessive use of the drug ketamine.

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  10. Comment on Chainsaw Man movie releases in North America on October 24, with early screenings on October 22 for some Crunchyroll membership tiers in ~anime

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    This comment gave me some extra motivation I needed to catch up on Demon Slayer and watch the movie, so thanks for that! It was really good, and I know exactly what you mean by the 20 minutes...

    This comment gave me some extra motivation I needed to catch up on Demon Slayer and watch the movie, so thanks for that! It was really good, and I know exactly what you mean by the 20 minutes shorter

    I'm also replying as an excuse to bump the topic, Chainsaw Man is officially out tomorrow!

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  11. Comment on What have you been watching / reading this week? (Anime/Manga) in ~anime

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    We no-lifed our way through a ton of Demon Slayer TV series and then saw the movie! It's a really good shonen anime experience! I'm happy how minimal the filler was. The action was superb, and I...

    We no-lifed our way through a ton of Demon Slayer TV series and then saw the movie! It's a really good shonen anime experience! I'm happy how minimal the filler was. The action was superb, and I liked the background stories. Some of the obstacles were resolved in a very anime way though, what did I expect, lol

    Now I'm not sure if we're going to see the Chainsaw Man movie right away, I'm a bit anime'd out right now tbh

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  12. Comment on Chinese criminals made more than $1 billion from those annoying texts in ~news

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    So, one thing about this article, it goes on to talk about SIM farms that are used as part of the fraud. Remember those illegal SIM farms the feds busted in New York City a few weeks ago? I...

    Your highway toll payment is now past due, one text warns. You have U.S. Postal Service fees to pay, another threatens. You owe the New York City Department of Finance for unpaid traffic violations.

    The texts are ploys to get unsuspecting victims to fork over their credit-card details. The gangs behind the scams take advantage of this information to buy iPhones, gift cards, clothing and cosmetics.

    Criminal organizations operating out of China, which investigators blame for the toll and postage messages, have used them to make more than $1 billion over the last three years, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

    Behind the con, investigators say, is a black market connecting foreign criminal networks to server farms that blast scam texts to victims. The scammers use phishing websites to collect credit-card information. They then find gig workers in the U.S. who will max out the stolen cards for a small fee.

    Making the fraud possible: an ingenious trick allowing criminals to install stolen card numbers in Google and Apple Wallets in Asia, then share the cards with the people in the U.S. making purchases half a world away.

    So, one thing about this article, it goes on to talk about SIM farms that are used as part of the fraud. Remember those illegal SIM farms the feds busted in New York City a few weeks ago? I thought it was a farfetched claim they made that it had something to do with terrorism, doesn't it seem more likely those were examples of these SIM farms used for fraud? I mean, I imagine it could be used for both purposes, but...

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  14. Comment on Financial collapse? in ~finance

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    That's really creative, I hadn't heard about the ammo shortages, it's hard to wrap my head around that. It makes it sound like a shady industry with conspiracy theories fueling prices, lol

    That's really creative, I hadn't heard about the ammo shortages, it's hard to wrap my head around that. It makes it sound like a shady industry with conspiracy theories fueling prices, lol

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  15. Comment on Financial collapse? in ~finance

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    What are safer investments if this came to pass? Gold for sure, Are bonds safer than cash? What about other currencies, or are all those currencies valuations linked together? What about crypto, ugh?

    What are safer investments if this came to pass? Gold for sure, Are bonds safer than cash? What about other currencies, or are all those currencies valuations linked together? What about crypto, ugh?

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  16. Comment on Some protein powders and shakes may contain high levels of lead in ~health

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    I recommend looking at the article to see their charts of which brands are safer or less safe

    Protein supplements are wildly popular, but CR’s tests of 23 products found that more than two-thirds of them contain more lead in a single serving than our experts say is safe to have in a day

    I recommend looking at the article to see their charts of which brands are safer or less safe

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  18. Comment on Chainsaw Man movie releases in North America on October 24, with early screenings on October 22 for some Crunchyroll membership tiers in ~anime

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    So hyyyyped!! We rotated off our Crunchyroll membership for now, so no early screenings here I definitely want to see the Demon Slayer movie too, but we haven't caught up with the story after the...

    Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc is currently dominating the Japan box office, refusing to relinquish its number one spot for three weeks and counting, and seemingly bringing in more revenue each new day than it did the one before. The film has become a phenomenon, and is set to land in U.S. theaters in just over two weeks.

    For members of Crunchyroll's various tiered memberships, select theaters in the U.S. will be holding early screenings of the upcoming Chainsaw Man movie on October 22nd, two days before its North American release. Initially, the film was set to begin screening on October 29th, before being pushed up to the 24th for a proper weekend premiere.

    After a strong opening weekend in Japan, the intensely high quality of Chainsaw Man's first theatrical movie spread by word of mouth, causing earnings to balloon in the weeks following its premiere. Fans are dubbing the Reze Arc this year's best anime film, and with the recent success of Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle, that's a major endorsement.

    So hyyyyped!! We rotated off our Crunchyroll membership for now, so no early screenings here

    I definitely want to see the Demon Slayer movie too, but we haven't caught up with the story after the first movie, we can't keep up with everything

    4 votes

  20. What are some good influences for kids today, both online and offline?

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    I don't have kids, but I'm wondering about success stories parents have had with raising theirs in this sometimes scary world. Online, we hear about brainrot and inappropriate Youtube videos, and...

    I don't have kids, but I'm wondering about success stories parents have had with raising theirs in this sometimes scary world. Online, we hear about brainrot and inappropriate Youtube videos, and social media horror stories, and some of that could be massively overblown, I have no idea

    So to flip that around, what are some good ways people have found comfortable having their kids spend their time?

    26 votes