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— Rawrell 🌘 (@_rawrell) February 5, 2025

JUST IN - Kanye West says that he is a Nazi and "loves Hitler." pic.twitter.com/IiwfVpGMoB

— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) February 7, 2025

!crossword

LA Times, Sunday, Feb 2, 2025 - "Silent Partners"

https://downforacross.com/beta/game/6947069-fect

SOLVED

NY Times, Sunday, Feb 2, 2025 - "Two-for-One Special"

https://downforacross.com/beta/game/6947074-vesk

SOLVED

LA Times, Saturday, Feb 1, 2025

https://downforacross.com/beta/game/6947079-jank

SOLVED

NY Times, Saturday, Feb 1, 2025

https://downforacross.com/beta/game/6947081-sphob

SOLVED

The Crossword: Monday, Jan 27, 2025 (New Yorker, thought I would try this. Mondays are the hardest puzzles in the New Yorker)

https://downforacross.com/beta/game/6947101-troff

SOLVED

Daily Cryptic Crossword (2025-02-02) (this is British but also pretty easy cryptics)

https://downforacross.com/beta/game/6947077-treb

SOLVED (BARELY)

MORE NEW YORKER CROSSWORDS AFTER

https://downforacross.com/beta/game/6947660-plash

SOLVED

https://downforacross.com/beta/game/6947719-sunt

SOLVED

THANKS FOR PLAYING

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Much better compared to the first marsey :3

https://old.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1idg5ed/japanese_developers_on_steam_cant_receive_revenue/

this is literally B !anime

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Not anymore https://t.co/XF0rgU0sTa

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 3, 2025

The situation on RTX 50 launch day looks dire. It seems that the few people who manage to find the cards in stock online will either be powered by fast AI algorithms or simply lucky to be near retailer servers.

We previously reported on the RTX 50 launch day lottery in Japan. The country is known for such draws, which, in order to prevent scalping, give everyone in line an equal chance to purchase limited-supply products. Only those whose tickets are chosen will be allowed to buy the product. While it's hard to call that a win, at least some participants don't leave empty-handed.

According to Japanese media, one of the lotteries at PC Koubou, which started earlier (around 15:00 local time), ended in chaos. People were seen climbing over the fence of a nearby kindergarten, and screams were heard. There's also a photo of a destroyed kingergarten sign (added above). The lottery concluded before many attendees even arrived, leading to frustration and disorder at the venue.

The PC Koubou Parts Hall has started calling for entries for a lottery to purchase the RTX5090, but the situation is currently in chaos.

Angry shouts were heard, and some people even climbed over the fence of the kindergarten next door.

@sarasteam0151 (translation)

Swedish retailer Inet confirms there may not be any RTX 5090 stock at launch. It seems they are waiting for an update from their courier company. Even if any 5090 units arrive, the retailer expects them to sell out immediately. The 5080, on the other hand, should sell "quickly."

According to a Redditor who compiled a list of MicroCenter locations and their expected RTX 5090/5080 stock, only 233 RTX 5090 cards were distributed across all stores in the U.S. Similarly, only 2,393 RTX 5080 models were allocated. This is an extremely low number of cards for launch day, though it's important to note that we cannot verify the accuracy of this list.

However, Tustin, California, appears to be one of the few locations where lining up might make sense. The queue is already over 300 people long show messages shared on Reddit, meaning that if the numbers above are correct, the last people in line won't even have a chance to buy a card.

While it's great to see such high demand for new graphics cards, it's difficult to understand why NVIDIA did not prepare a larger stock for launch. The company was not forced to release the cards this early, and there is clearly a significant supply issue. Nothing would have changed if the launch had been delayed by a month, allowing board partners to build inventory. This way, customers wouldn't have to rely on luck, fast reflexes, or being prepared to camp outside stores.

this is the natural conclusion of diversity politics. when you elevate foids and every other demographic to positions on the basis they are foids or whatever else, people become less trustworthy.

was this woman a competent pilot? probably, but it doesn't matter - diversity politics ruined any respect she might have.

i've been reading a lot of sirpings blogs and learning a lot from him, and I think he might be a genius.

https://old.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1ihl7fe/destiny_2_star_wars_collaboration_trailer/

!g*mers

I kiсking thоsе r-slurs tоdау.

Hп wеnt оn vаcаtiоn tо Czеch Rеpublic fоr оnye wееk аnd lеft hеr stау. Bitсh dеstřоуеd thе tоilеt уеstеrdау аnd tоdау thе bоilеr аnd I cаn't gо tо thаt аpаrtmеnt right nоw bеcаusе I аm in аnоthеr араrtmеnt соntřоlļing еlеctřiciаn

Fuсk I hаtе уоung fоids I nеvеr rеnt thеm аnуthing bеcаusе thеу аlwауs břеаking sоmеthing.

Bitсh аlsо tоld аt fířst thаt wаtеr cоmеs fřоm сеiling sо I саļlеd thе sуndicаtе оn thе nеighbоur on tоp flооr

Sеriоuslу рrо tiр, nеvеr rеnt аnуthing tо а fоid

>the very backbone of American government, the HR of all HR ...

You, working honestly

Government KING clicking delete on a legitimate email (most work xhe's done this week)

They're too nice

Smartest fed

Dipshit deep dive!

Meet /u/aqua410, Baltimore bureaucrat par excellence

Given the area code and how much she loves her sassy black woman gifs, you'd think she's one herself...

Besides not knowing how to google "metadata", she's doesn't know FB owns whatsapp:

Or why people don't just hack Elon Muskrat out of existence

Life is hard for a black woman in tech

She makes up for that small lapse by being extremely knowledgeable on laws:

Early life

Jews take great pride in being מאמינים בני מאמינים "believers, the sons of believers" - an unbroken lineage of faith in and loyalty to G-d from the times of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Similarly, this middle aged mammy is unfireable, the daughter of unfireables:

Sadly, they're not supportive enough of her having to... go back to work

She shuffles around lazily between agencies

Deleting every email she doesn't like

Pooping up everything she touches

Unfortunately, the country will fall apart if we can't reach her after 3:30 pm

Weigh in!

Which of the following metaphors best describes the role of HR in an organization?

• backbone

• visceral fat

• metastasized stage 4 lymphoma

Canada becomes a US territory.

The tariffs end.

Federal taxes are scrapped.

We become US citizens & gain the US Constitution.

We can preserve Canada's history & the Canadian identity within the Union.

Just like how Texans or Floridians or Californians have a unique culture.

— Zachary Tisdale 🇨🇦 (@ztisdale) February 2, 2025

I think the Tariffs start on Tuesday, so the Canadians are mentally preparing for their surrender on Sunday

We're playing the turboneurodivergent Dawn of Civilization mod for Civilization IV that replicates world history. !g*mers

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

Part 4 Part 5 Part 6

Part 7

The first World Congress takes place in Regensburg. The biggest civilizations can request a city change hands.

I select Roha, because Ethiopia has pissed me off all game

Sure

Sure

Don't care

Yes

Voting is done. Final results:

Our only loss is our vassal French colony of Speightstown in Barbados. Not all that important. Is it really necessary to start a world war over it?

The benefit is everyone attacked me, so I get no diplomatic penalties for declaring war on them. I'm ready for a fight Ethiopia, Portugal, Russia, and Japan are my enemies.

Holy Rome did NOT attack me. Wise choice

I am HAPPY to finally fight Ethiopia

Alula Engida falls in the defense of the city.

Once I've taken Aksum their stability starts to tank.

It's got some nice stuff so I'll probably keep it.

I allow for peace, they're probably fukt anyway.

I have a little army I've been keeping in my pocket off the coast of Morocco ready for the American Revolution, they can take out Portugal instead

Lisbon doesn't have SHIT for defenses

I don't even have to do anything, Spain sweeps in and claims it. They earned it.

I set my eye on Portugal's Brazilian colonies instead

But by the time I get there the've collapsed

This army can go to Japan instead.

I'm able to take Nagasaki but don't have enough troops to push further in, and the Japanese start taking out my boats. They'll have to be reinforced later.

In Rhye's and Fall Russia's power was "General Winter" which hurt any invading armies. Would've made for a fun challenge but they no longer have this.

I have a very old but huge assault army in Mesopotamia, I want to sneak them up to surprise Russia

This won't work because Iran won't let me through

Alternate route:

Notice that I can actually see past the fog of war on the map to these cities now with espionage because I've researched electricity.

Iran is also one of the few civs totally dark on the map, they actually have strong antiespionage.

Russia is guarded by Stelets, who start with City Garrison.

But I have Grenadiers These guys ROCK in DoC

Starting with City Raider, two promotions gets them City Raider III AND they get collateral damage

My French vassals hold Tarnopol, I was worried I would have to protect them but they have a pretty solid army in there. I'm so proud of them

Russia is soon willing to surrender Kyiv/Kiev/Kevin

I don't think so. They're capitulating.

Our first female Great General is born during the Russian push, Albia Domenica

I told @Ubie last game I would actually have the next general fight in the field, this will be especially advantageous if I get the Brandenberg Gate wonder up.

The problem with using Great Generals in the field base game is that the risk of losing them at 90% odds over battle after battle is just too great. Most often the AI only uses them like this as a last ditch chance to defend a city, as Ethiopia did. Brandenberg Gate actually incentivizes you to sacrifice them.

I start working on it in Pella, Greece

You may have noticed but I'm lightyears ahead of schedule in technology so I'm really getting crazy with wonders. The Eiffel Tower was just built in Rome with the Statue of Liberty next. Eiffel Tower is super helpful for moar Golden Ages

I'm going to start one now to support the army and get the Brandenberg Gate up. I'm starting to face a recession anyways.

I've also built Chapultepec Castle, further enhancing Padua as a military powerhouse. Units start pumping out with Leadership and three promotions out of the gate

In the midst of all this fricking Morocco declares independence

Around this time foreign occupied nations start to secede. It was probably a toss up which one would. This could have been worse, but I definitely want to take Morocco back. Marrakesh is my naval center.

They have a pretty srs army tho Albia is gonna be the one to go down and fight them.

We need to get Brandenberg Gate up faster for this so I send my Great Engineer Celer.

I'm wasting some hammers here but it's worth it.

Albia's army arrives as the Moroccans advance to Yglgl

No idea what this city is by the way. If anyone else ever decides to look they're going to find my playthrough

Try as I might to send Albia towards certain doom, she's repeatedly successful.

Hey WTF. One of my really really old Roman Legion units joined Morocco

Death to traitors

Finally, in the assault on Shigan Albia falls

Previously, the combat experience to my next next Great General was 66

Thanks to Brandenberg Gate, once she dies it drops to 25

We'll get another general in no time

Marrakesh falls

And we get our second general, another foid, Agrippina

She's going to lead the fight in Japan.

The Kingdom of Prussia spawns, and the cities of Danzig and Wroclaw I conquered from the Russian Empire request to join them..

I don't really want these, so that's fine.

The Holy Roman Empire is reduced to the Archduchy of Austria.

Only sucky thing is they're Protestant so they dislike us

We can deal with them later.

Even during the Golden Age my Economy stability is tanking to a recession I'm not sure if this is because I ran out of trade infrastructure to continually build, or if Free Enterprise is causing this, or maybe a mix of both.

We're still OK on expansion but nearing the overextension point. Overextension would be the major killer if it gets out of control.

With the research of Psychology we hit the Global era (insanely ahead of schedule)

@Soren mentioned

We get a Great Spy, but my espionage is good enough I don't really know what to do with this dude I already have a Secret Service in Rome for espionage output, I can send him to build another one in Byzantion and make that city a spy training center.

Another world congress takes place.

Another world war is gonna be a little much The Ethiopians can have stupid Aksum back.

Moscow falls, and I have a Catholic missionary ready to show them the error of their ways.

Only after pushing into Moscow and France taking Riga is Russia FINALLY willing to capitulate.

Now they are the "Province of Samartia". I will of course return their core cities to them, and hopefully influence them to become Catholic.

You may notice in the diplo tooltip that my stability is just barely dipping into "Unstable"

Japan's navy is unexpectedly annoying.

Agrippina lands ready to take Edo, but we're probably going to need to pivot to Kyoto (Heian-kyou)

Oh, great, it looks like the Ottomans have shown up

Only 400 years late

I'm probably going to have to deal with these secessions like Turkey and Morocco for a while Greece or Egypt seceding would probably be the biggest nuisance.

Now they have the Secret Service

Agrippina is even more stubborn about not dying.

We push into Edo and call a crusade on Japan and they still won't capitulate. Should have figured they would fight to the end.

They eventually collapse. So now I have Japan

and this b-word STILL WON'T DIE

I restore most of Russia's conquered core to them. Hanging onto Poland and Ukraine for now.

I can liberate Ukraine but don't really want to. If I could set Poland free I would, but I think France owning Tarnopol is blocking it.

Russia really likes me now and is willing to convert to Catholicism. Part of the reason I did all this shit was for Foreign stability. Russia is usually a peepee but now we're homies and he's another stable vassal. Japan would have been similar but now that they're out of this world they'll no longer contribute to negative foreign stability.

Turkey goes down

I've fought enough that I've gotten a new Great General naturally.

Planning on raiding Sendai until Agrippina dies to reset the counter Apparently this reset only happens once

Either way, we are now mostly stable.

and finally at peace

I have a Great Statesman available, I may reform the government soon. With Psychology and Macroeconomics I can pick a proper modern government. I'll let you guys choose which direction I should go in.

Roman Republic (Democracy) - 13 votes

Plebeian Republic (Communist) - 5 votes

New Roman Empire (Fascist) - 13 votes

Next

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