I got so stoked when I found someone selling a code for FNAF Security Breach on Xbox. I'm not a FNAF fan per say but like the way SB plays vs the others, and having just got a Series X recently while waiting for it to be on sale for no luck, I had to jump on it. Positive seller, no negative feedback at all. Finally, while I was waiting for delivery, they messaged me, and well. "HEY PLEASE SEND ME YOUR XBOX LOGIN FOR YOUR GAME" I replied no and they INSTANTLY cancelled the sale and that was that. I was so disappointed, and more so because I went thru hell trying to get verified to even complete the damn order. It was too good to be true for 8$, but I thought maybe they just really don't want it (vs 40$ regular price for digital I can't afford) Needless to say I'm sad and Security Breach-less.
TLDR; Be extra careful, people suck.

Yankees @ Giants - Sat, Jun 01

Game Status: Game Over - Score: 7-3 Yankees

Links & Info

• MLB Gameday
• Game Graphs
• Savant Gamefeed

	Yankees Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Volpe - SS	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.282	.351	.433
2	Soto, J - RF	3	1	2	1	0	1	0	.316	.414	.588
3	Judge - CF	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	.282	.410	.657
4	Verdugo - LF	4	1	2	2	0	1	0	.261	.322	.440
5	Stanton - DH	4	1	2	2	0	0	2	.231	.279	.487
6	Rizzo - 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.245	.307	.368
7	Torres - 2B	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.229	.309	.326
8	Wells, A - C	4	0	0	0	0	3	1	.196	.282	.294
9	LeMahieu - 3B	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.231	.375	.231
	Totals	34	7	11	7	1	9	6

Yankees
BATTING: 2B: Volpe (10, Webb). 3B: Soto, J (3, Webb); Verdugo (1, Walker, R). HR: Judge (21, 1st inning off Webb, 1 on, 1 out); Stanton (14, 8th inning off Walker, R, 1 on, 2 out). TB: Judge 5; LeMahieu; Soto, J 4; Stanton 5; Torres; Verdugo 4; Volpe 2. RBI: Judge 2 (47); Soto, J (50); Stanton 2 (31); Verdugo 2 (31). 2-out RBI: Stanton 2; Verdugo. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Judge. SF: Soto, J. GIDP: LeMahieu; Rizzo; Stanton. Team RISP: 2-for-4. Team LOB: 2.
FIELDING: E: Volpe (7, throw).

	Giants Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Matos - CF	4	0	0	0	0	1	1	.218	.244	.333
2	Flores - 1B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.213	.278	.291
3	Bailey - C	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.298	.354	.465
4	Chapman, M - 3B	3	0	0	0	1	3	0	.234	.306	.405
5	Yastrzemski - RF	3	0	0	0	1	0	1	.215	.282	.376
6	Ramos - LF	4	1	1	0	0	3	2	.278	.352	.405
7	Brooks - DH	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	.167	.375	.167
	a-Soler - DH	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	.202	.284	.357
8	Schmitt - SS	4	1	2	2	0	0	3	.192	.192	.346
9	Wisely - 2B	3	0	1	1	0	0	2	.355	.344	.484
	Totals	32	3	5	3	3	12	11

Giants
a-Grounded into a forceout for Brooks in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B: Soler (8, Holmes). HR: Schmitt (1, 3rd inning off Poteet, 1 on, 0 out). TB: Ramos; Schmitt 5; Soler 2; Wisely. RBI: Schmitt 2 (3); Wisely (7). 2-out RBI: Wisely. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wisely; Schmitt 2. Team RISP: 1-for-5. Team LOB: 5.
FIELDING: DP: 3 (Schmitt-Flores; Wisely-Schmitt-Flores; Schmitt-Wisely-Flores).

Yankees Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Poteet (W, 2-0)	5.0	3	3	2	1	6	1	78-47	2.45
Hamilton, I (H, 7)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14-9	2.96
Ferguson (H, 9)	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	18-10	5.30
Kahnle	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	13-9	0.00
Holmes	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	20-15	1.42
Totals	9.0	5	3	2	3	12	1

Giants Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Webb (L, 4-5)	7.0	7	4	4	1	6	1	108-74	2.95
Walker, R	1.0	3	3	3	0	2	1	19-16	3.00
Rodríguez, R	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	9-8	2.60
Totals	9.0	11	7	7	1	9	2

Game Info
IBB: Judge (by Webb).
Pitches-strikes: Poteet 78-47; Hamilton, I 14-9; Ferguson 18-10; Kahnle 13-9; Holmes 20-15; Webb 108-74; Walker, R 19-16; Rodríguez, R 9-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Poteet 3-3; Hamilton, I 1-0; Ferguson 1-1; Kahnle 0-1; Holmes 1-1; Webb 8-5; Walker, R 0-0; Rodríguez, R 1-0.
Batters faced: Poteet 19; Hamilton, I 3; Ferguson 5; Kahnle 3; Holmes 5; Webb 27; Walker, R 6; Rodríguez, R 3.
Umpires: HP: Nick Mahrley. 1B: Jonathan Parra. 2B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 3B: Marvin Hudson.
Weather: 64 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 18 mph, Varies.
First pitch: 7:06 PM.
T: 2:22.
Att: 34,487.
Venue: Oracle Park.
June 1, 2024

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Top 1	Aaron Judge homers (21) on a fly ball to left center field. Juan Soto scores.	2-0 NYY
Top 3	Juan Soto out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Heliot Ramos. DJ LeMahieu scores. Anthony Volpe to 3rd.	3-0 NYY
Top 3	Alex Verdugo singles on a ground ball to left fielder Heliot Ramos. Anthony Volpe scores. Aaron Judge to 2nd.	4-0 NYY
Bottom 3	Casey Schmitt homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Trenton Brooks scores.	4-2 NYY
Bottom 5	Brett Wisely singles on a ground ball to right fielder Juan Soto. Heliot Ramos scores.	4-3 NYY
Top 8	Alex Verdugo triples (1) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Aaron Judge scores.	5-3 NYY
Top 8	Giancarlo Stanton homers (14) on a fly ball to left field. Alex Verdugo scores.	7-3 NYY

Team	Highlight
NYY	Aaron Judge's two-run home run (21) (00:00:29)
SF	Brett Wisely's RBI single (00:00:23)
SF	Field View: Casey Schmitt's two-run home run (00:00:32)
NYY	Yankees broadcast discusses RZA (00:03:57)
SF	Heliot Ramos tags successfully after review (00:00:45)
NYY	Cody Poteet's solid outing (00:00:23)
NYY	Alex Verdugo's RBI triple (00:00:31)
NYY	Giancarlo Stanton's two-run home run (14) (00:00:27)
SF	Logan Webb fans six (00:00:27)
NYY	Clay Holmes seals the Yankees win (00:00:13)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Yankees	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0		7	11	1	2
Giants	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0		3	5	0	5

Decisions

• Winner: Cody Poteet (2-0, 2.45)
• Loser: Logan Webb (4-5, 2.95)

Division Scoreboard

PIT 8 @ TOR 1 - Final
TB 5 @ BAL 9 - Final
DET 3 @ BOS 6 - Final
Next Yankees Game: Sun, Jun 02, 04:05 PM EDT @ Giants
^{Last Updated: 06/02/2024 12:34:41 AM EDT}

Postgame Thread 6/2/2024

Final Score: Yankees 7, Giants 3
Purpose of this thread

• Discuss developing baseball action LIVE
  
• Discuss the Giants game
  
• Post hilarious memes / images / gifs / information that may not deserve a front-page post of its own. If it's big news, feel free to do both! This, and the gameday thread, are good places to post your Dodger jokes and memes.
  
• Discuss ANYTHING as long as it follows the rules of conduct.
  

Highlights

Description	Length
Logan Webb against the Yankees	0:07
Bullpen availability for San Francisco, June 1 vs Yankees	0:07
Bullpen availability for New York, June 1 vs Giants	0:07
Bench availability for San Francisco, June 1 vs Yankees	0:07
Fielding alignment for San Francisco, June 1 vs Yankees	0:11
Bench availability for New York, June 1 vs Giants	0:07
Fielding alignment for New York, June 1 vs Giants	0:11
Starting lineups for Yankees at Giants - June 1, 2024	0:09
Breaking down Aaron Judge's home run	0:13
Visualizing Aaron Judge's swing using bat tracking technology	0:11
Casey Schmitt: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:13
Casey Schmitt's home run through bat tracking data	0:11
Breaking down Cody Poteet's pitches	0:04
Cody Poteet's outing against the Giants	0:23
Logan Webb's outing against the Yankees	0:22
A deep dive into Giancarlo Stanton's home run	0:11
Giancarlo Stanton: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:13
Breaking down Logan Webb's pitches	0:04
Juan Soto's 1st inning single	0:17
Aaron Judge's two-run home run (21)	0:29
Cody Poteet ends the 1st inning with a K	0:06
Logan Webb strikes out Austin Wells	0:06
Data Viz: Aaron Judge's two-run home run	0:30
Field View: Aaron Judge's two-run home run	0:40
Anthony Rizzo's diving play	0:12
Juan Soto's sacrifice fly	0:31
Alex Verdugo's RBI single	0:20
Casey Schmitt's two-run home run (1)	0:23
Juan Soto's triple	0:21
Aaron Judge crushes a 464-foot home run	0:44
Brett Wisely's RBI single	0:23
Field View: Casey Schmitt's two-run home run	0:32
Yankees broadcast discusses RZA	3:57
Heliot Ramos tags successfully after review	0:45
Cody Poteet's solid outing	0:23
Alex Verdugo's RBI triple	0:31
Giancarlo Stanton's two-run home run (14)	0:27
Logan Webb fans six	0:27

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Monthly Merchandise Megathread #39!

Hello everyone! This is a mega thread for merchandise sales in which /Neopets members can advertise and find sales of Neopets merchandise with ease here. This thread will not be pinned after today, but it will be added to the sidebar.
Please read the following information carefully and trade safely!

Rules

• Sellers must abide by our 90/10 Advertising Rule:

Some Neopets-related promotional posts/comments are allowed if you are an active member of the subreddit. A maximum of 10% of your contributions can be promotional; the other 90% should be meaningful and active engagement in other conversations here.

• Please do NOT advertise a sales post in private messages/chats, thread comments, or in a new post. Don't treat the Neopets community as your own personal cash cow.
  
• If you are selling NC Cards, please follow and adhere to the 90/10 rule as outlined above.
  
• NC Cards/Merch/Codes are NOT to be traded with NP/NC items as that is against site rules.
  
• Art, craft, and coding commissions are NOT allowed due to the legal complications involved. (We are waiting to re-evaluate this once the Neopets Fan Art program fully releases.) Additionally, we do not condone DMing random people to sell merch either.
  
• Moderators have no liability with respect to any conducted transactions.
  
• Moderators are not liable for lost funds or time. We cannot help you get your money back/your merch. It is YOUR responsibility to uphold your end and choose partners wisely. Caveat Emptor.
  
• Moderators will step in if we receive multiple reports that a user is abusing the marketplace via not delivering works, not paying or any other breach of trust.
  

General

• This thread is in CONTEST MODE This is to discourage downvoting in order to increase everyone's visibility and make it fairer for participants arriving throughout the day. All posts are randomized!
  
• Please observe all rules as outlined in our community and discussion guidelines! (Check out the nifty sidebar!)
  
• The plan is to have a mega thread every first Saturday of the month.
  
• Reminder: NEVER mention Reddit (or any variations thereof like Read It, Arr! Neopets, Blue Aliens, “that other site”, etc) or this thread on Neopets itself! We are not an officially affiliated fansite and doing so can put your account—or the ones of others—at risk of getting frozen!
  

Courtesy

• If you do gift, gift at your own discretion.
  
• Exercise caution when it comes to new Reddit/Neopets accounts posting on the thread.
  
• Please don’t be rude and steal other people’s sales if they are not intended for you.
  
• There is to be no begging or harassment of any kind.
  
• Report any suspicious individuals to the mods! This thread is a free-for-all chaotic mess most of the time and not micro-managed in any manner.
  

FAQ

Is Selling NC Cards/Merch/Codes Neo-Legal?

• See Neopian Times, Issue 529 (tl;dr: Yes, but no exchanging on-site NP/NC for IRL Merch)

Hi, TNT. While I was browsing through eBay, I found Neopets trading cards for sale. There are so many, and I was interested in buying some, but wouldn't that be against the rules? I don't really think it would be, but I'd rather ask than risk my account. I'm not 100% sure, but can't you redeem codes from the cards in the packs and get items? Would that then be considered buying items? ~i_luv_cows12345
No, physical merchandise produced or officially licensed by us is just fine to buy, sell, or trade online. This includes stuff like real life plushies, action figures, TCG cards, etc. Codes are considered a legitimate part of these items. Items you cannot buy or sell online are virtual items, Neopoints, Neopets, or accounts.

• See Neopian Times, Issue 610 (tl;dr: Yes, but no exchanging on-site NP/NC for IRL Merch)

Hi, TNT! I have an odd question for you.... about commissions. Now, I know taking them in exchange for anything on Neopets is against the rules, as is doing commissions with Neopets characters. However... what about real-life merchandise? I'm the sort that's willing to take trades, and I was wondering: could someone pay me in Neopets plushies? What about rare item codes, or Neocash? (the cards, not actual on-site NC items) I mean, people sell the item codes on eBay all the time, so wouldn't that be okay? As far as NC cards go, if I'm just going to buy them anyway, why not save a step? Would these be against the Terms & Conditions because they give things on the site itself? I mean, obviously, it still wouldn't be okay to do a commission OF Neopets, but in exchange for merchandise, where do you guys stand? (please remove my username) ~username removed
As you said, as long as you aren't taking commissions of Neopets intellectual property, you're welcome to trade or sell your real-world merchandise however you'd like. According to Lawyerbot: "Trading plushies, rare item codes, NC cards, etc. for real-life merchandise is fine. I once traded my brother's turtle to a friend for a Shadow Uni Plushie.

Can I just send the Space Faerie Code, but keep the items?

• See Neopian Times, Issue 651 (tl;dr: Yes)

Hi, TNT! So, I had a question about gifting rare item codes, Space Faerie codes, site theme codes (like Puzzle Adventure), etc. I know it is against the rules to ask for anything like "tips" or compensation in return for gifting a code, as well as selling codes. However, is it against the rules to ask someone to return the item that they got from the code itself? Say someone receives a plushie from redeeming a code. Is it okay to ask that they return the plushie, or would it be better to say something like, "I would greatly appreciate if you return the item, but it's not required" since non-requested thank you gifts are allowed? I just wanted to be sure. Thank you for your time! Also, a side note: I LOVE YOU, TNT. I HAVE BEEN PLAYING FOR 9+ YEARS NOW AND NEOPETS IS AWESOME. spreads love Please remove my username. ~username removed
If the receiver is kind enough to return the item from the code, we wouldn't consider it any sort of "tip" due to the nature of Rate Item Codes. That said, once you give away the code, it is up to the codebearer to decide what to do with the item. You can ask them as you phrased the example above, but code gifting is an unsupported transaction and we will likely be unable to assist if the person chooses to keep the item.

Where can I redeem codes?

• Redeem most codes at the Grundo Warehouse.
  
• Redeem Neocash Cards codes here.
  
• Redeem TCG codes at the Neopets TCG Prize Code Redemption.
  

What Neopets Merchandise gives out the Space Faerie challenger?

Products that can reward the Space Faerie challenger are:

• Old Neocash Mystery Capsules Codes
  
• Fun Pak Codes
  
• Comic-Con Codes
  
• Newer Merch Codes (Geekify, What’s Your Passion, etc.), etc.
  
• TCG, Current Neocash, and Promotional Rare Item Codes do not reward the Space Faerie challenger.
  

Neopets Official Merch

• Neopets Shop
• What’s Your Passion
• Geekify
• More here: Merch Partners

Neopets Fan Art Program

• Calling All Creative Neopians! (Jan 10, 2024)
• The Neopets Fan Art Program will be a platform to showcase trusted and approved sellers who create quality Neopets-inspired artwork. This means approved sellers can legitimately sell digital Neopets products and commissions for real-world currency, with support directly from Neopets. Approved sellers will be featured on a dedicated page directly on Neopets.com, with an opportunity to share your work and build connections with potential clients and customers! There, Neopets will be able to link visitors to your store to purchase directly, meaning you won’t have to worry about any fees from Neopets! Your earnings will be 100% your own. This will also protect you and give you confidence in providing your services without risk of copyright infringement or rule violations on your Neopets account.

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ALGORITHMS COULD HELP IMPROVE JUDICIAL DECISIONS

A new paper in the Quarterly Journal of Economics finds that replacing certain judicial decision-making functions with algorithms could improve outcomes for defendants by eliminating some of the systemic biases of judges. Decision makers make consequential choices based on predictions of unknown outcomes. Judges, in particular, make decisions about whether to grant bail to defendants or how to sentence those convicted. Companies now use machine learning based models increasingly in high-stakes decisions. There are various assumptions about human behavior underlying the deployment of such learning models that play out in
5-31-2024

DIGITAL CAMPAIGNING IS A HUGE PART OF ELECTIONS NOW—BUT GOING VIRAL ISN’T EVERYTHING

The election has commenced and the race is on—to amass as many likes, shares and comments as possible. Digital campaigning, particularly through social media, is now a key part of political candidates’ communication toolkit. In fact, every general election campaign since 1997 has at some point been lauded as the first to make effective use of digital campaigning. But it was in 2015 that David Cameron’s campaign first made strategic use of social media to drive an election victory. As political reporter Tim Ross outlines in his excellent book, Why
5-31-2024

WHY ARE ORGANIZATIONAL COVER-UPS SO COMMON?

The TV dramatization of the UK Horizon Post Office scandal evoked outrage and disbelief. However, as another example of dysfunctional organizational behavior, it was expected rather than exceptional. The Post Office saga joins a long list of cover-ups or scandals that includes Hillsborough, Enron, Grenfell, the infected blood scandal, the Tuam babies scandal in the Republic of Ireland, Boeing 737 Max and Nasa (Columbia space shuttle). They represent what happens when there is a move within organizations and institutions to cover up the causes of
5-31-2024

AMONG GEN Z AUSTRALIANS, 38% IDENTIFY AS SPIRITUAL AND HALF BELIEVE IN KARMA. WHY IS SPIRITUALITY SO POPULAR?

Spirituality is increasingly popular with young Australians: recent research shows 38% of Gen Z Australians identify as spiritual. It also reports 50% of them believe in karma, 29% in reincarnation and 20% in astrology. When it comes to activities equated with spirituality, 28% of Gen Z Australians practice meditation and 22% practice yoga. In Australia, spirituality is strongly, enduringly central to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and culturally and religiously diverse communities. Yet until recently, spirituality has received far less attention than religion. Spirituality may be
5-31-2024

COMPANIES CAN IMPROVE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THEIR PRODUCTS IN THE EARLIEST PRODUCT-DESIGN STAGES

An interdisciplinary team of researchers from Lithuanian and Italian universities propose a tool that allows companies to assess the circularity of their future products. The self-assessment tool emphasizes the co-creation of circular design in the early (creative) stages of product development, encouraging entrepreneurs and designers to think more systematically and collaborate better by integrating related stakeholders into the product development process. The study is published in the Journal of Industrial Ecology. “The majority of existing practical tools (systems of indicators) are aimed at measuring the environmental impact of products already
5-31-2024

RESEARCH EXAMINES HOW RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION AFFECTS A STATE’S COLLEGE ENROLLMENT

New research has revealed up to a 9% increase in college first-year enrollments in US states that have legalized recreational marijuana compared with states without such legalization. The study, which is published in Economic Inquiry, found that the increase was from out-of-state enrollments, with early adopter states and public non-research institutions experiencing the most pronounced increases. Recreational marijuana legalization did not negatively impact degree completion or graduation rate, and it did not affect college prices, quality, or in?state enrollment. The findings suggest that some students perceive recreational marijuana legalization as
5-31-2024

RESEARCH EXAMINES HOW RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION AFFECTS A STATE’S COLLEGE ENROLLMENT

New research has revealed up to a 9% increase in college first-year enrollments in US states that have legalized recreational marijuana compared with states without such legalization. The study, which is published in Economic Inquiry, found that the increase was from out-of-state enrollments, with early adopter states and public non-research institutions experiencing the most pronounced increases. Recreational marijuana legalization did not negatively impact degree completion or graduation rate, and it did not affect college prices, quality, or in?state enrollment. The findings suggest that some students perceive recreational marijuana legalization as
5-31-2024

HOW THE ‘MODEL MINORITY’ MYTH HARMS ASIAN AMERICANS

May is Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month, a time when Americans celebrate the profound contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders—a group that is commonly abbreviated as AAPI—to U.S. society. It’s also a time to acknowledge the complexity of AAPI experience. And as a professor who studies equity and inclusion in business, I think the focus on AAPI communities this month provides an excellent occasion to push back against a stereotype that has long misrepresented and marginalized a diverse range of people: the myth of the “model minority.” The
5-31-2024

WONDERING HOW TO TEACH YOUR KIDS ABOUT CONSENT? HERE’S AN AGE-BASED GUIDE TO GET YOU STARTED

The Australian government’s new campaign Consent Can’t Wait challenges us all to improve our understanding of consent. It asks a series of questions to illustrate this issue is more complex than simplistic “no means no” messaging. The campaign invites viewers to consider the nuances of consent, so we can raise these important issues with children and young people in our lives. But what is a good age to start talking about consent? How do parents tackle such conversations when this information probably wasn’t readily discussed in our own upbringing? How
5-31-2024

A PRODUCT OF NATURE OR NURTURE?

The concept of cultural entrepreneurship has many facets. It encompasses both the cultural and social impact of entrepreneurial training, and the environmental factors that influence its development. Some societies, such as the U.S., have a strong entrepreneurial culture. This means that certain characteristics are celebrated and encouraged, such as the ability of individuals to assume risks, patience when confronting challenges, and innovative problem solving, especially in uncertain situations. However, not all countries have such an entrepreneurial culture. Entrepreneurship struggles to take off in Europe In general, entrepreneurship can drive economic
5-31-2024

STUDY BRIDGES ANIMAL BEHAVIOR RESEARCH AND COMPUTER CODING TO ENGAGE CHILDREN IN STEM

A graphic depicting a student coding. Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Teachers today face a bit of a conundrum, according to a new study from researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the Rochester Institute of Technology. Their goal is to prepare young students to enter a rapidly changing world. Even basic jobs require technical proficiency, which requires computational and analytical skills. To address this need, many educators are pushing to fold these important STEM skills into elementary curriculum. Here’s the problem. Young students can lose interest and even develop an aversion
5-31-2024

STUDY SHOWS VR CAN HELP TEACHERS BETTER DISTRIBUTE THEIR GAZE

On the left, a bird’s-eye view of the virtual classroom; on the right, screenshots of each of the four gaze-visualization conditions. Teachers need to know their material, but they must also keep their students engaged and interested. Part of that involves making eye contact with their students—all of them. A multidisciplinary team of researchers tested several methods of data visualization in an immersive virtual reality (VR) classroom, to give teachers a way to gauge
5-31-2024

MARKETERS CAN MANAGE ‘FEATURE CREEP’ SO CONSUMERS FEEL LESS INTIMIDATED BY TOO MANY FEATURES IN A PRODUCT

Wifi-enabled washing machines. Voice-controlled microwaves. App-enabled TVs, vacuum cleaners, and even window blinds you can control from the comfort of your couch. Many of the technological features now included in everyday products are useful and accessible. But research has shown that having too many can overwhelm potential buyers, making them less likely to make a purchase. In recent research, Wayne Hoyer, marketing professor and James L. Bayless/William S. Farrish Fund Chair for Free Enterprise at Texas McCombs, digs into the phenomenon of “feature creep” and its impact on consumer sentiment.
5-31-2024

RESEARCHERS EXPLAIN SOCIAL MEDIA’S ROLE IN RAPIDLY SHIFTING SOCIAL NORMS ON GENDER AND SEXUALITY

A new paper summarizing decades of research demonstrates how social media has supported an explosion of diversity in gender and sexuality in America during the 21st century, and also how these technologies have equally enabled a cultural backlash. The paper’s authors, UC Santa Cruz Psychology Department faculty members Phil Hammack and Adriana Manago, identified five main narratives about gender and sexuality that they believe emerged through social media as people have strived to be “authentic” on these platforms. The findings, along with resulting recommendations for psychology researchers and practitioners, were
5-31-2024

KEY FACTORS IN TRAINING ASSESSORS FOR ENHANCED PERFORMANCE RATINGS

New research is examining how organizations can improve their training programs by customizing frame-of-reference training to emphasize identifying negative behaviors critical to their goals. While assessors naturally identify positive behaviors, C. Allen Gorman, Ph.D., associate professor in UAB’s Department of Management, Information Systems and Quantitative Methods, says targeted training helps them recognize harmful actions that can hinder organizational objectives. Involving assessors in defining important performance dimensions and examples of behaviors, both good and
5-31-2024

STUDIES CHALLENGE WIDELY HELD BELIEFS ON APPLICANT DIVERSITY AND WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE

Justin Frake is interested in cause-and-effect relationships in real-world data and the hidden dynamics that shape workplace behavior and equality—or inequality, as the case might be. His curiosity has led to research that challenges some popular beliefs as well as published studies related to women in the workforce. One study shows that firms promoting flatter hierarchies inadvertently discourage female applicants and another study counters several recent studies that claim women CEOs negatively impact career outcomes of other women. Both are published in the Strategic Management Journal. The assistant professor of
5-31-2024

CHALLENGING LEWIN’S MOTIVATIONAL CONFLICTS THEORY

A recent series of experiments challenges the longstanding theory of motivational conflict resolution introduced by Kurt Lewin. According to Lewin, conflicts between two undesirable outcomes (avoidance–avoidance conflicts) are typically harder to resolve than those between two desirable ones (approach–approach conflicts). Lewin posited that avoidance–avoidance conflicts, where individuals must choose between two undesirable outcomes, are typically more challenging to resolve compared to approach–approach conflicts, which involve choosing between two desirable options.
5-31-2024

MEN WITH ‘TOXIC MASCULINITY’ ARE MORE LIKELY TO MAKE SEXUAL ADVANCES WITHOUT CONSENT, STUDY FINDS

No means no when it comes to sex. But what happens when a woman makes a more passive response to a sexual advance? According to new research from Binghamton University, men differ in how they interpret these types of responses, and men who display hostile masculinity, known commonly as “toxic masculinity,” tend to act on them regardless of whether or not they think it’s consensual. A team of researchers, including Binghamton psychology professor Richard Mattson and graduate student Michael Shaw asked men between the ages of 18–25 to respond to
5-31-2024

WHY WE DEHUMANIZE OUR POLITICAL OPPONENTS

Some of human history’s greatest atrocities—genocide, slavery, ethnic cleanings—are rooted in our ability to dehumanize people from other social, political, or cultural groups. Whereas prior research has traced dehumanization to the belief that others think or feel less than we do, new research co-authored by Haas professor Sameer Srivastava shows that our tendency to dehumanize can also be influenced by how we think others view important facets of the world. The greater the difference between our perceptions of an outgroup’s worldview
5-31-2024

STUDY SUGGESTS CHILDREN ARE OFTEN EXPOSED TO PROBLEMATIC CLICK BAIT DURING YOUTUBE SEARCHES

When a child peruses YouTube, the content recommended to them is not always age appropriate, a new study suggests. Researchers mimicked search behaviors of children using popular search terms, such as memes, Minecraft and Fortnite, and captured video thumbnails recommended at the end of each video. Among the 2,880 thumbnails analyzed, many contained problematic click bait, such as violence or frightening images, according to the Michigan Medicine led research in JAMA Network Open. “Children spend a significant amount of time on free video sharing platforms that include user-generated content,” said
5-31-2024

STUDY FINDS WOMEN ARE VULNERABLE IN POST-WAR PEACE PROCESSES

Post-war peace processes are a dangerous period for women. Many are forced to live close to men who committed serious abuse during the war or are expected to testify in various types of truth commissions, which can be both retraumatizing and stigmatizing. These are the findings of a new study by peace researchers at Uppsala University, published in the journal PLOS ONE. “In short, peace projects can force women to live side by side with ex-combatants who committed atrocities during the war. This puts them at risk of further threat
5-31-2024

HOW EMBRACING THE CRINGE CAN HELP YOUR DATING LIFE

We can all agree that dating is hard. Getting to know people can feel vulnerable, but at the same time, exciting. We can also agree that feeling rejected can be one of the worst feelings, especially after we put ourselves out there. Dating can also expose us to a lot of cringey things, maybe even something we didn’t know we’d consider cringey. Think of cringe like something that makes you uncomfortable, or something about someone else that you don’t find attractive. Before dating, most of us consider what we’re looking
5-31-2024

PERSONAL CONNECTIONS AT WORK POSITIVELY IMPACT RETENTION AND MENTAL HEALTH, SAYS REPORT

New survey results from Wiley suggest people still feel connected at work despite the prevalence of hybrid and remote work environments and the rise of artificial intelligence (AI). According to the latest Wiley Workplace Intelligence report, “Human Connection: The Crucial Secret to Thriving in the Digital Age,” nearly 8 in 10 employees surveyed (78%) said they feel connected with their coworkers, and almost 7 in 10 (69%) said they also enjoy making connections with their colleagues. Around half even said they want to learn more about their coworkers by doing
5-31-2024

RESEARCHER DEVELOPS MODEL OF INFLUENCER IMPORTANCE WITHIN INSTAGRAM NETWORKS

A study has provided new insights into social media influencers, particularly focusing on those in the women’s fashion sector on the well-known image and video sharing platform Instagram. In a departure from the approach taken by earlier studies, Jens K. Perret of the International School of Management in Cologne, Germany, has used network statistics and centrality measures to establish a model of influencer importance within their network. Perret analyzed data from 255 influencers covering a four-year period. Influencers are loosely
5-31-2024

MOST PEOPLE TRUST ACCURATE SEARCH RESULTS WHEN THE STAKES ARE HIGH, STUDY FINDS

Rank (X-axis) does not affect the evaluation of trustworthiness (Y-axis, mean-centered) of accurate results. This lack of relationship is robust across experiments (columns) and for clicked results (top row, red) as well as non-clicked results (bottom row, blue). The trend lines represent the predicted change in trustworthiness ratings per unit decrease in rank fitted by the linear regression models. Credit: Scientific Reports (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-61645-8 Using experiments with COVID-19 related queries, Cornell sociology and information science researchers found that in a public health emergency, most people pick out and click
5-31-2024

MISLEADING COVID-19 HEADLINES FROM MAINSTREAM SOURCES DID MORE HARM ON FACEBOOK THAN FAKE NEWS, STUDY FINDS

Despite the greater potency of “fake news” on Facebook to discourage Americans from taking the COVID-19 vaccine, users’ greater exposure to unflagged, vaccine-skeptical content meant the latter had a much greater negative effect on vaccine uptake. Credit: Jennifer Allen, Duncan Watts, David G. Rand Since the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine in 2021, fake news on social media has been widely blamed for low vaccine uptake in the United States—but research by MIT Sloan School of Management Ph.D. candidate Jennifer Allen and Professor David Rand finds that the blame lies
5-31-2024

CRITICAL DIALOGUE HELPS STRAIGHT MEN CONFRONT SEXIST, HOMOPHOBIC BELIEFS

Adult heterosexual men with sexist and homophobic views can potentially improve their attitudes toward gay men and women by engaging in critical dialogues that use illustrations as a springboard, according to a new University of Michigan study. The work is published in the journal Sexual and Gender Diversity in Social Services. The process by which people shift from a prejudicial stance to one of relative acceptance is a key innovation of the study. Guided by trained facilitators, critical dialogues reflect illustrations depicting different gender roles and sexual identities. The images
5-31-2024

RELIEVING A FEAR OF PUBLIC SPEAKING

If you dread public speaking you are not alone. It is a leading social phobia, one that can cause a state of anxiety that reduces otherwise articulate people to nervous incoherence. A strong fear of public speaking is known as glossophobia. Academic studies estimate it affects 20% of the population, but depending on the sample and methodology, the figure could be as high as 40%. As American writer and humourist Mark Twain said, “There are two types of speakers: Those who get nervous and those who are liars.” But help
5-31-2024

HOW SOME PRIVATE COMPANIES ARE MARKETING TECH AND AI SOLUTIONS

How do universities and colleges decide who to admit? Given the earnings advantage of a post-secondary degree both globally and in Canada, this is an important social mobility question. While the answer varies from one institution to the next, most focus on education criteria like exam scores and grades. However, Canada’s new intake cap on study permit applications puts increased pressure on Canadian institutions to also consider immigration criteria when admitting international undergraduate students. This is just the latest example of immigration’s growing influence on the societal roles of Canadian

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What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better.
60% productivity (audio work, compiling code, running virtual machines); 40% light gaming (mostly indies, some older AAA titles). Probably will be running a mostly stock configuration, I'm not particularly interested in overclocking/etc. Planning to use two monitors.
If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, framerate, game settings)
QHD, 60 fps, high/max graphics settings (but - mostly indie titles, so the system requirements aren't terribly high)
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around US$1.5K
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USA
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I'm trying to evaluate this part list against a prebuilt from costco - it looks like they're offering a stronger GPU, with identical CPU and comparable (?) RAM/SSD for about US$100 more.
Afaict, upgrading from an rx 6800 to a 4070s is worth about $230, and I'll probably wind up spending more like $1500ish on parts, rather than the $1467 on pc part builder. Am I missing something obvious / have my numbers wrong, or is this a no-brainer to just get the prebuilt?
PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel Core i7-14700K 3.4 GHz 20-Core Processor	$389.00 @ Amazon
CPU Cooler	Thermalright Phantom Spirit EVO 69 CFM CPU Cooler	$49.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI PRO Z790-P WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard	$199.99 @ Amazon
Memory	Crucial Pro 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-5600 CL46 Memory	$104.99 @ Amazon
Storage	Crucial T500 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive	$138.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	XFX Speedster SWFT 319 Radeon RX 6800 16 GB Video Card	$359.99 @ Best Buy
Case	Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case	$89.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ Amazon
Case Fan	ARCTIC P12 PST 56.3 CFM 120 mm Fans 5-Pack	$34.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1467.83
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I'm planning to run linux, so mild preference for an AMD GPU (but not a hard requirement).
(also, completely separate - how hard is it to use bios flashback? My understanding is that the mobo in my list needs a BIOS upgrade to work with 14th gen CPUs, and I don't own an older CPU to upgrade it the easy way)

The pictures look cool and it is clearly inspired by Blade Runner.

Dystopika is a small city-builder inspired by cyberpunk and the wanderlust of cities that never sleep.
Place buildings, giant billboards, and towering holograms, working in harmony with procedural generation for landscape, traffic, and lights to create your own future metropolis rich with vibes and ambience. Escape to your own little dystopian dreams (or nightmares).
No goals, no objectives, no wins or losses. Just relax and embrace creative cyberpunk zen. If you love to turn on the cheat codes and just build, this one's for you.
welcome to the Darker Side Of Cozy.

Manipulator here. It basically just feels like dreaming. There is no "why" in a dream. You're just watching yourself do whatever it is you're doing because you're just not THERE. Only when you wake up do you even REALIZE what you were doing in the dream.
I've managed to snap out of it once or twice, but it's REALLY fucking hard to summon the focus. It's not a matter of willpower, it's a matter of... dexterity. Like trying to catch a feather in a room full of feathers and there's a fan turned on so all the feathers are blowing around all over the place and even if you manage to predict a feather's flight path long enough to catch it, when you reach out to try and grab it, the air currents from your OWN HAND blow it away at the last second. And so you try to do that thing where you try to use one hand to "chase" the feather into your other hand, but it still doesn't work because the feather just zips away at the last second. Except you ARE the feathers, and you're trying to catch pieces of yourself and put them together.
Or like... You ever see Spiderman 3 the part where sandman tries to reform himself for the first time? Right after he gets his powers? It's like that. Except if he was in a room with a a giant fan. Probably no reason to go all out with that super specific feather metaphor, but whatever, it's staying in.
Actually, if I'm not mistaken, wasn't there a scene in one ofthe spiderman animated tv shows where the government puts the sandman in a constantly spinning hourglass so he couldn't reform? It's like that. Anyway I'm getting off topic.
Trying to force yourself to wake up from a dream. I cannot stress the dream analogy enough. It feels exactly the same.
Been dreaming my whole life. I'm dreaming right now.

My Honest Thistle Review after 3 months of using their service - but first some backstory
Growing up my family was pretty health conscious, mostly thanks to my mom keeping junk food out of the house and sodas were only allowed if we we’re having a “family party”. But, once I was in charge of my diet, things took a nosedive.
A few years post-college, after gaining some weight and realizing my eating habits were a mess, I decided to try meal services for the first time. Factor was my first pick, mainly because my brother recommended it. It was initially convenient but soon bored me with its repetitive meals and almost cheap feel (idk if it was the packaging, but I wasn’t a huge fan). After two months, I’d had enough.
A year and a half later, I moved from Connecticut to Los Angeles. I started dating a girl who was vegan and she inspired me to shift more towards a pescatarian diet. But, I found myself spending way too much time grocery shopping and figuring out recipes.
In March a good friend of mine recommended Thistle and I haven’t looked back.
I’ve boiled this review down into a few different sections for anyone who wants to skim. Also, I was looking into this I couldn't really find any recent Thistle reviews, so hopefully this helps anyone who feels the same.
Ordering/Delivery
Ordering from Thistle is really convenient, but very similar to any other meal delivery service, so nothing to write home about. Pop in your zip code to check delivery availability (no issues in LA for me, but I’d imagine if you’re in a very rural area it might be unavailable).
You can customize your plan by selecting the number of meals per week, which type and choosing between plant-based or meat options.
I’ve never had a problem with their delivery, and appreciate the fact that virtually everything you get is recyclable, except for the smaller ice packs. Also, when you get your next delivery, you can leave everything outside (delivery bag + ice packs) and they will take it and recycle it for you. I’m a huge fan of being able to recycle all of it, and not having to hold onto anything is nice as my apartment doesn’t have a ton of space.
Menu and Meal Options
Thistle’s menu has breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and cold-pressed juices (though I haven’t tried the juices). The variety is impressive, and unlike Factor I feel like Thistle’s meals haven’t felt repetitive yet. There are definitely a lot of salads, but if your goal is to eat healthy and feel lightweight, then this is perfect.
Breakfast
Thistle's breakfasts are a bit pricey for their size and can feel more like desserts if I'm being honest. They’re fairly high in calories relative to their protein—not great for someone like me who’s 6’ and surfs daily. I usually stick to making my own quick breakfasts with oats, berries, greek yogurt, etc.
Lunch
I don’t have a ton to say about Thistles lunches - they’re mostly salads or bowls, filling yet light, so no food comas. My favorite from last week was the Cranberry Orange Salad with Champagne Butter Beans - super tasty. For somebody like me the price feels pretty realistic considering the time it would take to come up with ideas, shop, and put everything together, but I will say that some dishes can be a bit mild in flavor, so be ready to spice things up if you’re somebody who likes really bold, or powerful flavors.
But, even if some are mild, there are a lot of different flavors on the Thistle weekly lunch menu that I hadn’t been exposed to before trying Thistle, especially coming from a small town on the east coast. So, overall even though there are a lot of salads and sometimes the flavors are dim, I can’t complain.
Dinner
Thistles dinners offer more variety in my opinion and like I mentioned before I haven’t gotten bored yet, which is definitely a good sign. The protein levels are decent, but as a pescatarian, I will still have fish on the side a few nights a week. Even without it though, the meals are balanced and I would consider them extremely healthy and balanced enough for the average person, and especially for somebody who might be trying to use Thistle to lose weight.
One thing to note is that I don’t rely completely on Thistle meals for everything I eat, mostly because I’m a bigger guy who’s really active, so there’s no way I would meet all of my calorie and protein goals without adding protein shakes, and small snack sized meals here and there.
Quality and Taste
Freshness with Thistle is not a problem, I’ve never had any issues with any of their leafy greens, or other ingredients. I did however read some Reddit threads about bugs in the food, which was worrying, but I have had no issues myself. I also asked my friend about this and he’s also had no issues. Quality is great, you really feel like you’re eating something that was prepped in your own kitchen by hand, especially when you put it up against something like Factor (it’s not even close‌).
Pricing and Plans
Thistle’s pricing is relatively competitive, but that depends on your budget and how you think about it. To be honest, if you’re somebody like me, looking for something that tastes fresh and healthy, but don’t feel like thinking throughout the day what you’re going to have to make, or putting any thought towards grocery shopping - then pricing is completely fair (at least in my opinion).
I’ve seen other people comparing this to how much their grocery bill is, but quite frankly, the reason I do this is to save myself time and energy of finding recipes, shopping, and cooking. If you are looking for something that is priced as close to your grocery bill as possible and you personally enjoy putting the brain power towards figuring out meals, shopping and cooking, then this isn’t for you.
As I mentioned before, I don’t think the breakfasts are really worth it, but other than that everything else is pretty realistic in my eyes, especially if you’re ordering these as somebody who’s single or just you and your partner. I would not recommend this if you’re ordering for an entire family, that feels like it might be a giant waste of money.
Overall, I definitely recommend Thistle to people in a similar situation to mine. My thought process behind pre-made food delivery is saving me time, and energy. I don’t want to have to think about what I’m going to eat for lunch, or make for dinner - I also want to keep a healthy diet! If that’s you, then Thistle is great, if it’s not you, then Thistle might not be the ideal solution to your situation.
If you have questions feel free to drop them below!

So I've been working on some PCB's recently that use ATMEGA8A-AU's, and the normal advice is to use a TQFP32-DIP28 clamshell adapter (or something similar), but I'm not a huge fan of the fact you have to breadboard it as well as connecting resistors, capacitors and external crystals to the breadboard, especially as the instances of the adapter I've found have user reviews stating they are miswired or not great quality...
So I started designing a board that would connect to my AVR USB directly to burn the bootloader and upload code to my atmegas where the components required are integrated and no need for a breadboard etc, unfortunately I naively thought that the atmega would only have to make contact with the pads on the board to work, but this does not seem to be the case, the chip only seems to communicate with avrdude when soldered (wishful thinking) - so I assume not enough contact/connection is being made.
What I'm wondering is if there's a component out there or a way around this without purchasing a potentially unreliable DIP adapter? One that I could integrate on the PCB I've made to burn bootloaders? Or am I just going to have to figure out the pins on a dip adapter an ensure they're not mapped incorrectly?

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Yankees (40-19) @ Giants (29-29)

First Pitch: 10:05 PM at Oracle Park

Team	Starter	TV	Radio
Yankees	Cody Poteet (1-0, 1.50 ERA)	YES	WFAN, WADO (ES)
Giants	Logan Webb (4-4, 2.74 ERA)	NBCSBA	KNBR, KSFN (ES)

MLB	Fangraphs	Reddit Stream	IRC Chat
Gameday	Game Graph	Live Comments	Libera: ##baseball

Line Score - Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
NYY	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	7	11	1	2
SF	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	5	0	5

Box Score

SF		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
CF	Matos	4	0	0	0	0	1	.218
1B	Flores	4	0	0	0	0	2	.213
C	Bailey	4	0	0	0	0	2	.298
3B	Chapman, M	3	0	0	0	1	3	.234
RF	Yastrzemski	3	0	0	0	1	0	.215
LF	Ramos	4	1	1	0	0	3	.278
DH	Brooks	1	1	0	0	1	1	.167
DH	Soler	2	0	1	0	0	0	.202
SS	Schmitt	4	1	2	2	0	0	.192
2B	Wisely	3	0	1	1	0	0	.355

SF	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Webb	7.0	7	4	4	1	6	108-74	2.95
Walker, R	1.0	3	3	3	0	2	19-16	3.00
Rodríguez, R	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	9-8	2.60

NYY		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
SS	Volpe	4	1	1	0	0	1	.282
RF	Soto, J	3	1	2	1	0	1	.316
CF	Judge	3	2	2	2	1	1	.282
LF	Verdugo	4	1	2	2	0	1	.261
DH	Stanton	4	1	2	2	0	0	.231
1B	Rizzo	4	0	0	0	0	0	.245
2B	Torres	4	0	1	0	0	2	.229
C	Wells, A	4	0	0	0	0	3	.196
3B	LeMahieu	4	1	1	0	0	0	.231

NYY	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Poteet	5.0	3	3	2	1	6	78-47	2.45
Hamilton, I	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	14-9	2.96
Ferguson	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	18-10	5.30
Kahnle	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	13-9	0.00
Holmes	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	20-15	1.42

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
T1	Aaron Judge homers (21) on a fly ball to left center field. Juan Soto scores.	0-2
T3	Juan Soto out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Heliot Ramos. DJ LeMahieu scores. Anthony Volpe to 3rd.	0-3
T3	Alex Verdugo singles on a ground ball to left fielder Heliot Ramos. Anthony Volpe scores. Aaron Judge to 2nd.	0-4
B3	Casey Schmitt homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Trenton Brooks scores.	2-4
B5	Brett Wisely singles on a ground ball to right fielder Juan Soto. Heliot Ramos scores.	3-4
T8	Alex Verdugo triples (1) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Aaron Judge scores.	3-5
T8	Giancarlo Stanton homers (14) on a fly ball to left field. Alex Verdugo scores.	3-7

Highlights

Description	Length
Logan Webb against the Yankees	0:07
Bullpen availability for San Francisco, June 1 vs Yankees	0:07
Bullpen availability for New York, June 1 vs Giants	0:07
Bench availability for San Francisco, June 1 vs Yankees	0:07
Fielding alignment for San Francisco, June 1 vs Yankees	0:11
Bench availability for New York, June 1 vs Giants	0:07
Fielding alignment for New York, June 1 vs Giants	0:11
Starting lineups for Yankees at Giants - June 1, 2024	0:09
Breaking down Aaron Judge's home run	0:13
Visualizing Aaron Judge's swing using bat tracking technology	0:11
Casey Schmitt: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:13
Casey Schmitt's home run through bat tracking data	0:11
Breaking down Cody Poteet's pitches	0:04
Cody Poteet's outing against the Giants	0:23
Logan Webb's outing against the Yankees	0:22
A deep dive into Giancarlo Stanton's home run	0:11
Giancarlo Stanton: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:13
Breaking down Logan Webb's pitches	0:04
Juan Soto's 1st inning single	0:17
Aaron Judge's two-run home run (21)	0:29
Cody Poteet ends the 1st inning with a K	0:06
Logan Webb strikes out Austin Wells	0:06
Data Viz: Aaron Judge's two-run home run	0:30
Field View: Aaron Judge's two-run home run	0:40
Anthony Rizzo's diving play	0:12
Juan Soto's sacrifice fly	0:31
Alex Verdugo's RBI single	0:20
Casey Schmitt's two-run home run (1)	0:23
Juan Soto's triple	0:21
Aaron Judge crushes a 464-foot home run	0:44
Brett Wisely's RBI single	0:23
Field View: Casey Schmitt's two-run home run	0:32
Yankees broadcast discusses RZA	3:57
Heliot Ramos tags successfully after review	0:45
Cody Poteet's solid outing	0:23
Alex Verdugo's RBI triple	0:31
Giancarlo Stanton's two-run home run (14)	0:27
Logan Webb fans six	0:27
Casey Schmitt flies out to left fielder Alex Verdugo.	0:13

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Poteet (2-0, 2.45 ERA)	Webb (4-5, 2.95 ERA)

Attendance	Weather	Wind
	64°F, Partly Cloudy	18 mph, Varies

HP	1B	2B	3B
Nick Mahrley	Jonathan Parra	Hunter Wendelstedt	Marvin Hudson

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• Anyma - Pictures Of You (FromParis Remix)
• Location (DARREN & JOSEPH Remix)
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• Uncle Waffles - Tanzânia (Rampa Remix)
• Toto - Africa (Rampa Edit)
• Together - Janet Jackson (Rampa Remix)
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• France Gall - Ella, elle l'a (Rampa Remix)
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• Lakou Mizik, Joseph Ray - Samba Yo Pan Pale (&Me Remix)
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• Da Africa Deep - Humans (&ME edit)
• CUT It Off (&Me) (16khz)
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• Joris Voorn - Homeland feat. Matthew Dear (&Me Remix) {Jinadu Vocal Edit}
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• Drake - Confusion ( Keinemusik Remix )
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• The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition ( Keinemusik Remix ) (16Khz)
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• Keinemusik - Muye (Enoo Napa Remix)
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• Sparrow & Barbossa, PJ Sin Suela - Si Te Vas (Original Mix)
• Coolio - Gangsta Paradise (Moojo Edit)
• Carlita, Mojoo - Havana
• Outkast - Ms. Jackson (Moojo Remix)
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• Michael Jackson - Billy Late Jean ( Moojo Edit )
• Moojo - Lisboa
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• Moojo - Atitude
• Moojo ft Gabsy - Ze Roberto
• Moojo - I Whant Your Soul
• Moojo - GTA
• Moojo - Meditation
• Moojo, Carlita ft. Gabsy - Macaron
• Moojo - Giant Ft. Awen
• Cairo - Here We Are (Moojo Remix)
• Moojo - Oui
• Hall & Oats - Maneater (Moojo Edit)
• Rihana - Stay (Moojo Remix)
• Moojo ft Starving yet Full - Limitless Vocal Version
• Moojo,Da Capo - What U Desaire (Vocal Mix)
• Post Malone - I Fall Apart (Moojo Remix)
• Drake - A KEEPER (Moojo Remix)
• &friends, Joseph (CH) - Jackie Brown
• &friends, Lily’s Mandre - Blending Love
• Akon - Smack That (&Friends Edit)
• Jack Ü Ft. Justin Bieber - Where Are Ü Now (&Friends Remix)
• &Friends - Oya Jo (16khz)
• Abdel Kader - Monte Rougue
• Love Me Back (Raffa Guido Remix)
• Davido - FEEL (Raffa Guido Remix)
• Raffa Guido - Preguntas
• Valeron, Payment & Klaudia Touch Me (Sam (GR) Children Touch)
• Marten Lou - Better Days
• Marten Lou, Issy - Hide U
• Camelphat & Eynka & Delilah Montagu - What A Day (Marten Lou Remix)
• Mont Rouge - Belsunce
• VXSION - Love Preparetions (Slow Down Edit)
• Classy 101 (VXSION, Maz Remix)
• Empire Of The Sun- Walking On A Dream VXSION Remix)
• Jovem Dionisio - Pontos de Exclamação (VXSION Remix)
• Milky Chance - Stolen Dance (VXSION Remix)
• Donna Summer - I Feel Love (VXSION Remix)
• Rui Da Silva - Touch Me (Peace Control Remix)
• Drake - Sticky (Peace Control Remix)
• Arya (Peace Control Remix)
• Look Around You - Ain't Nobody (Alex Wann Edit)
• ROUTE 94, Jesse Glynne - My Love (Alex Wann Remix)
• Craig David - 7 Days (Alex Wann X Sparrow & Barbossa Remix)
• FCLT - Fell It’s You (Alex Wann remix)
• Zhu - Faded (Alex Wann Remix)
• HUGEL, Alex Wann - Forever In My Mind
• Alright - Red Carpet (Kashovski & Abel Ray Remix)
• Malive, Luiza Gogoia, Morgado - Quintal
• Sérgio Mendes - Mas Que Nada (Ahmed Spins Edit)
• ANOTR, Abel Balder - Vertigo (Carlita Remix)
• Kura - Sentir Saudade (Guapo, Antdot Remix)
• Drake - Finesse (Antdot Remix)
• Folamour, Amadou & Mariam - Voyage (Antdot Remix)
• Key Notez - Your Love Ain't The Same ( Maz Remix )
• Maz - Ndaciii
• Maz, Antdot - Emorio
• Peaty - 6pm In Casablanca
• Peaty - KILOSA (Afro Melodic Mix)
• PEATY - Ouda
• MoBlack, Benja, Franc Fala - Yamore
• Black Cofee, David Guetta - Drive (Da Capo Remix)
• Empire Of The Sun- Walking On A Dream (Da Capo Remix)
• Da Capo - KRIPT Apparat Main
• Michael Jackson - Billy Jean (Da Capo Remix)
• Coco, Joezi, Pape Diouf - 7 Seconds (Da Capo Remix)
• Dennis Ferrer - Touched The Sky (Da Capo Dub Afro)
• Drake - A Keeper (Guapo remix)
• CamelPhat - Home (Samm (BE) & Ajna (BE) Remix)
• Super Flu - Lovesong
• Super Flu - Believe
• Super Flu feat. Malive - Loira
• David Mackay, Dela Sur - Carnaval Breve
• Dj Yellow, Flowers And Sea Creatures - No One Gets Left Behind (BLOND.ISH Beirut Edit)
• The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition (DSF, Chris IDH & Dino MFU Remix)
• Harry Styles - Sign of the Times (DSF Edit)
• Royksopp - Running To The Sea (DSF Edit)
• Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence (DSF Edit)
• Kid Cudi - Day 'n' Nite (Kiko Franco Remix)
• Tyla - Water (Kiko Franco Remix)
• Moo J - Collateral Damage
• Moon J, Nani - Quema
• RY X - Howling (Legare Remix)
• Marten Lou - Radiohead 40
• Notredame - Frankenstein
• Notredame - Think about
• Kimotion, Quentro & Tuna - Yame (Becane Remix)
• Lazare - I Don’t Control
• Downstream - Makèz, Life On Planets (Lazare Remix)
• Bun Xapa - Paris
• Darren - Flauta (dan Edit)
• Sounds Of RItuals, Darmon - Seva (Rolling In The Deep)
• Moderat, Keinemusik - More Love (Kalidon Mykonos Mashup)
• &ME, Time - Not Alone (Dorian Craft Edit)
• Luchii - Vertebrea (SOMMA Remix)
• Anton Khabbaz & Dylan Lee - DiDi
• Armin Van Buuren ft. Sharon den Adel - In and Out of Love (Rivo Remix)
• Black Coffee - Juju (Chaleee & Sammi Ferrer Escalation Remix)
• Ikerfoxx - I Can’t Get Enough
• Juan Luis Guirra - La Travesia (Samm Touch)
• Lemon Glow - Beach House (Marten Lou Remix)
• MARASI - Sirens
• Non Grata - Pana
• Sade - By Your Side (Samm Edit)
• Hassan - Shik Shak Shok (Kimotion Remix)
• Thondizl - Sidi Sidi (Extended Edit)
• Stromae - Papaoutai (Francis Mercier Remix)
• Vorso - Wannabe (Kimotion Remix)
• Shimza & Caiiro - Nyali
• Estelle - American Boy (Betical remix)
• Tough Love - Sailor & I (Betical Remix)
• Kanye West, Ty Dolla ign - Paid (Imad Remix)
• Salif Keita - Madan (Marco Generani Remix)
• Babyboy AV - Confession (ALX YAV Remix)
• Moeaike Ft. Ed Begley- What Is Control
• Hakim - Ah Ya Albi (Ajna & Samm Edit)
• Ajna - Move
• Fatboy Slim - Right Here, Right Now (Soubeiran Remix)
• Pablo Fierro - Kababo (Unreleased Version)
• Compay Segundo - Chan Chan (Pablo Fierro Version)
• Sérgio Mendes - Mas Que Nada (Riascode Remix)
• Chaleee & Marco Pex - Your Hands (Original Mix)
• Dennis Ferrer - Hey Hey (Mr. Moudz Afroboot Edit)

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• Adam Ten - Kepler
• Adam Ten - Deep Love
• Adam Ten - Carovana
• Adam Tem - 3 Days (16khz)
• Quentin Harris - Warning (Adam Ten & Mita Gami Re-Edit)
• Classix - All By My Self (Mita Gami Edit)
• Moby - In This World (Mita Gami Edit)
• Mita Gami - Danger
• Pink Floyd - Confortably Numb (Mita Gami Sunrise Edit)
• Solique - Heat Of The Moment
• Solique - Mood In The Jungle
• Ego Maria - T Mapper Native
• Ego Maria, Toto Chiavetta - Cells Under Attack
• Colle - Thoughts (Original Mix)
• Colle - Something to Believe (Original Mix)
• Santiago Garcia - You In The Sky (Original M
• Toto Chiavetta - Acqua (Original Mix)
• Jenia Tarsol & Jinga - Takadoom (Argy Edit)
• RÜFÜS DU SOL - New Sky (Colyn Sunrise Remix)
• Skepta - Bullet from a Gun (Colyn Private Edit)
• London Grammar - Hey Now (Fox Omar Remix)
• Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence (Will Clark Remix) (16khz)
• London Grammar - Hey Now (Cristoph Private Mix)
• Opus III- Fine Night (Cristoph's Private Edit)
• Nelly Furtado - Say it Right (Adana Twins Remix)
• RY X & Frank Wiedemann - Howling (Tinlicker Prague Edit)
• The XX - Fiction (Eagles & Butterflies Remix)
• Massive Attack - Teardrop (Antony Toga Remix)
• Cassius - The Sound Of Violence (Antony Toga Background DiscoVox Version)
• Sting - Desert Rose (SOEL Remix)
• Starsailor - Four to the floor (Mångata Projekt Rework)
• Sin Cos Tan - Destroyer (Adriatique Remix)
• Anna Caragnano - Parola (Erly Tepshi Edit)
• Yotam Avni - Island Hopper (Franky & Sandrino Remix)
• Rebuke - Along Came Polly (Konstantin Sibold, Zac, Carmee Remix)
• Armin Van Buuren - Yet Another Day (8Kays Remix)
• The Beatles - Because (Bedouin Edit)
• Bedouin - Pushing Down
• Eagles & Butterflies - ITALO (16khz)
• Jimi Jules - Love
• Tal Fussman - North
• Tal Fussaman - Sam Shure - Inferno
• Tal Fussaman - Childrem Of 95 (V3 Instrumental)
• OPUS III - It's A Fine Day (Aera's Finite Edit)
• Amê - Mifune (Dixon Acustic Edit)
• Jimi Jules - Palpitations
• Jimi Jules - Run (FT Remix)
• Schneider TM, Kptmichigan - The Light 3000 (Aera Private Edit)
• AIKON, Sobek - Burning Hats (Dixon Edit)
• Kavinsky - Nightcall (Dixon's Private Edit)
• Maind Against - Love Seeking
• Maind Against - Hydra
• Chis Bake - Ride (Mind Against Remix)
• Mathame - There Is The Light
• Mathame - Brothers
• Ae:ther, Mind Against - Black Museum
• Ae:ther, Marino Canal - White Atlas V2
• Artbat - Dark Knight (16khz)
• Yet More - Don't Let Go
• Dan Croll - From Nowhere (Âme Remix)
• MGMT - Eletric Feel (Ivory’s Eletric Reshape) (16khz)
• Amber Run - I Found (Ivory's Re-Found Edit)
• Billie Eilish - Everything I Wanted (Ivory Head Underwater Remix)
• Christopher Cross - Ride Like The Wind (Ivory’s On The Run Edit)
• Trikk - Untitled (16khz)
• Amnesia Scanner - CAT (Dixon & Trikk Rework) (16khz)
• Ivory (IT), Tal Fussman - Labyrinth
• Ivory - Identity
• Ivory - Lovers Hymn
• Ivory - Mirrors
• Ivory - Eye Blink
• Ivory - Jewel
• Ivory - Acid Rain
• Ivory - Conquest Of Space
• Ivory - Upon A Time
• Fideles - Lost In Town
• Hard To Tell - No Matter
• Hard To Tell - Stranger
• Aera - Pullunder
• Aera - Puzzle Emotivo
• Echonomist - Overseas
• Echonomist - Ikaros
• Echonomist - Lullaby
• Lil Yachty - I've officially lost vision (Tim Engelhardt Edit)
• Kevin di Serna - Amapola (Toto Chiavetta Remix)
• Noir Haze - Around (Nico De Andrea Remix)

Should we replace the battery, replace the packs, or replace the faulty pack?
My son has a 2006 Prius that he bought cheap off his grandma a few years back. It has 186k miles on it. He mostly drives it to / from work for a grand total of 8 miles a day of in town driving.
Anyway, he was recently beset by P0A80 code telling him to replace his battery pack and a P3018 code, and all the associated Christmas lights one would expect.
We pulled the battery and found every pack read 7.7v except #14 which reads 6.4v
The terminals on the all the packs have a fair amount of corrosion on them. I could hear the fan blowing when we drove it the short distance from his work to my house (about 3 miles).
To the best of our knowledge the battery has never been replaced.
And does anyone have a favorite pack or battery source?

Hi! I'll be traveling with friends this year as a celebration for one specific friend, and his wish was to go to gencon. He is super excited as are my other friends.
Here's the thing, I don't really like board games that much. I'm never opposed to try a new game, they just rarely hit for me. And I have yet to find any consistency in what I do/don't like. I've always been around friends who've enjoyed board games, so I've got some pretty good exposure to some more popular games of the last couple decades, to name a few:
Catan (kinda fun)
Carcassonne (hate it)
Pandemic (was interesting before 2020 lol)
Splendor (Big fan)
Code Names (had good games, had bad games, really depends on who I'm playing with)
Dominion (liked it up until my friends got really invested and started wrecking me with combos I'd never thought of)
Azul (Tbh, I don't think I fully understood this game)
Ticket to Ride (actually quite like this game)
I've had some good time playing the games, but overall I really just play because my friends are.
I know there are also RPGs, but I feel like I need a few plays to understand a system before I can really enjoy it, currently have 2 ongoing campaigns in 5e and P2e, and quite like both of those.
I'll mostly be following them around, I know we're doing the game library thing, so I think that will be pretty fun. And a couple of us I think are playtesting Starfinder or something like that. I'm also planning to get a bunch of general tickets so I can pop into things with openings if they look interesting. Overall the list of events is just insanely overwhelming and I just can't research every single game and system, so really any advice on how the con works or what I should/should not go to would be super helpful!
Sorry for the rant, but I'm just really worried about not being able to take advantage of things I might like because there's just SO much there and it's hard to cut through everything.

Hello, my friends and I are always streaming our gameplays to eachother in our discord server. I got back into nintendo switch gaming recently and because of fun I bought myself a capture card so I could share my gameplay with my friends and also stream it for them. Since the native format of the capture card is kind of weird and I want to have face cam, desktop audio, video output as for capture card audio all in one place I decided to use OBS for that. I got everything set up and I managed to stream everything to discord using virtual camera. The only problem I've had is that no sound is being streamed to discord. I figured that the virtual camera itself doesnt transmit audio so I found a fix to this on Reddit. I found out about a software thats called VB-Cable and I watched a youtube video on how to setup the virtual cable and managed to get it to transmit sound aswell for video. Now to my current problem where I havent found a reasonable solution yet. Whenever I stream my virtual camera with sound on the sound is really glitchy and cuts of randomly. I found a old post on Reddit where someone had problems with his mic using the virtual cable and fixed it by changing some things in the control panel of the virtual cable. It got better but the "helicopter effect" hasnt perished fully. The sound is still pretty weird and when I just make a screen recording via OBS the sound is high quality without that "behind a fan sound". I hope someone maybe has a simular experience and decides to share with me and maybe some other people with the same problem. Sorry for my bad english, swiss guy here :)
Side note on the control panel settings im using right now:
Internal Hz 48000 Max latency 2028 smp
also the driver version is 1.0.3.5
Side, side note:
Maybe there is a better solution for me instead of using the virtual camera. If there is one I would be more than grateful to get to know about it ;)
Side, side, side note:
Figured that this sub is the wrong place for my question, if yes could someone provide me with a more suitable sub for this problem?

There will be spoilers for the manga in this rant.
The mage exam arc in Frieren has had lukewarm reception among the audience. Many people did not like how the thoughtful and serene anime they were watching suddenly turned into a by the numbers shonen tournament arc. A common defense I have seen on the internet for this arc is that the arc sets up many characters some of whom have important roles to play in later arcs. This particular point is what I want to push back on. I really don't see how any of the characters who make a reappearance in later arcs were benefitted by being introduced in the mage exam arc first.
Let's talk about Denken first. He is by far the most memorable new character introduced in the mage exam arc and he also is the one who until now in the manga has had the most impactful return. The El Dorado arc is focused on Denken. We meet up with him there at the beginning of the arc, we learn about his tragic back story, the history of his wife, his home Weiss and his other relationships. Nothing he did in the mage exam arc really comes up. We are also introduced to other important characters - Macht, Solitar and Gruul - who play important roles in this arc. Macht in particular seems to be a fan favorite because of his interesting personality. If these characters could have been introduced in this arc without much issue, why did Denken have to be introduced earlier? The answer is he didn't really. If someone believes I am wrong, I would be happy to be convinced otherwise.
I think the next most prominent character would be Genau. He was the examiner of the first exam of the mage exam arc. We don't really get much else from him in that arc, beyond that he seems to be a little uptight. He makes a reappearance in the Revolte arc, where he does have some character moments. He believed he was a heartless person but it turned out he was being too harsh on himself. Nothing about what he had done in the mage exam arc comes up. Not that he really had much screen time anyway. So why couldn't he just have been in introduced in the Revolte arc?
Oh and also Methode is here too. She was introduced in the mage exam arc first as well. She doesn't really do anything important in either arcs so I don't know what to say about her. She's just plays the role of a medic who also happens to be a mage conveniently.
Then there is Wirbel. He literally only reappears up for one chapter to ask Stark to join him and have Stark turn him down, that's it. He also did the same thing in the mage exam arc, with the same outcome. In the mage exam arc he was introduced as a ruthless battlemage, but he isn't shown to do anything ruthless. I don't see why his one chapter reapperance was so important that the mage exam arc had to happen so that he could be reintroduced. He could literally have been some guy who invited Stark to battle, nothing would have really changed.
Then there is Ubel and Land. They just made a reapperance in the most current arc in the manga so who knows where that will go. But I really find it hard to fathom how their first appearance in the mage exam arc was important in any way. Ubel had the same problem as Wirbel in the mage exam arc. She was presented as being extremely dangerous, but we don't see her being dangerous. And Land seemed like he had no personality. He was just put there to be a couple with Ubel. These two could just as easily have been introduced in the current arc as a will-they won't-they mage association duo. The mage exam arc is not important to introduce them either.
There are other characters like Sense, Serie and Lernen. None of them really play any important roles in the later arcs. These characters could easily have been sprinkled throughout the manga without using the mage exam arc to introduce them.
The major themes of Sousou no Frieren as a series are appreciating the little things, the people around you, the moments you share with them. Those themes are not present in the mage exam arc. The arc is a sore thumb sticking out of the rest of the story, completely out of place. It has nothing in common with anything before or after it. It almost feels like it was put there because someone told the author they needed to include a tournament arc with a giant roster to boost sales.
In my opinion the story of Frieren would improve significantly if the whole mage exam arc was cut. Instead we could get one chapter called Stark's day off. The chapter would start with Frieren and Fern going to the exam and for the rest of the chapter we would follow Stark doing side quests around town. The chapter would end with Stark meeting back up with them in the evening with Fern an first class mage and Frieren dejected after being banned from the association. That would fit in perfectly with vibe of the story.
tldr; The mage exam arc did not do anything important for the characters that were introduced in it. Those characters could just as easily have been introduced in later chapters. If there is anyone with a convincing argument why the arc is necessary, I would like to see it.

I just finished watching AOT for the third time and the ending still does not fit well with me. It just seems like really bad writing.
* First of all people argue that Eren wanted to kill 100 percent of the future and others argue he only wanted to kill 80. Both of these don't really make sense because if he wanted to kill 100 percent he should easily be able to WHY well Attack titan can see into the future and well how tf are you gonna stop that. That said 80 percent makes more sense. But heres the problem with 80 percent of people dying, We know that he crushed most of Marley and marley is the most advanced nation that covers most of the world correct. Well thats the problem he pretty much devestated the world as it is to the point there is no disticition between 80 and 100 because the rest of the 20 will end up killing eachother due to a lack of food. SO NONE of these really make sense
* Second we saw before in the show Mikasa being able to take Eren out of titan form without killing him so what was the point of killing him. so why tf didnt she do that
* Third eren didnt even want to die and wanted to be with mikasa your telling me in his infinte power he couldn't come up with a soultion that
*Fourth the MIKASA EREN problem. One of the main plot points of the show is that Mikasa adores Eren correct. At the very end we see Mikasa with a child and Another man meaning she moved on. Which makes absoultely no sense because later we see her buried next to Eren in her red scarf covered in white flowers. After doing a little bit of research WHITE FLOWERS mean purity. So what she died a virigin???, Which again makes zero sense because why would you be buried next to your fling rather than your husband. All and All really retarded
SINOPOSIS: If you did some digging into the series you would know the author Isiyama actually began to hate writing the show. he only continued for fans. A report said he was so unhappy the only time he was smiling was on breaks when he was playing nitendo. Which is sad. I mean I don't expect the guy to be THE GOAT ODA(ONE PIECE) but at least try
VERY LASTLY AOT is similar to two shows code gease and tokyo ghoul. Well not really its ENDING is similar to Code Gease. While Characters plot and everything else is very very similar to Tokyo Ghoul.
SOOOOOOOOO
THEY ENDED A TOKYO GHOUL TYPE SHOW IN A CODE GEASE TYPE OF WAY
very dumb shit ending

Tokyo Ghoul >>>>>>>>>> Attack on Titan

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