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The intersection of video games and mental health. Member of @theoryforge. #GameDev #IndieDev #ComicBooks #Husband #Father #MD

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I'm a psychiatrist and a lifelong WoW player. Before WoW Forever launches, here's the psychology of launch week: the arrival fallacy, the liking gap, and why racing to max level can leave you feeling empty. @Warcraft @AggrendWoW @ClaytonStone , I'm going to try to slow down this time. No promises. #WoWForever
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Did you think that Trump changing the name of “AI” to Super Intelligence “SI” was strange? Well, apparently, it was just another enrichment ploy. Adam Cochran’s investigation shows that In the past 60 days insiders bought thousands of .si domain names. They’ve profited hundreds of millions of dollars so far. Here is Cochran’s full investigation: I believe Trump’s “SI” Executive Order was ANOTHER criminal plot to enrich the Trump family. Insiders seem to have profited MILLIONS off of .si domain names before his Truth Social posts. It’s no surprise that .AI domain names are a hot commodity and almost all taken by squatters. But what wasn’t? .si domain names. .si is the domain extension of Slovenia (coincidentally where Melania and Barron Trump are both citizens of). On September 19th Trump made a random Truth Social post about renaming “Artificial Intelligence” to “Super Intelligence” without any clear reason. This set off a flurry of people buying and registering .si names related to AI. But it wasn’t the first time… The .si registry has around 55/day registrations in 2023-2025, but in 2026 the numbers started to pick up. On June 24th they saw more than 400 in a single day. This volume spiked with more than 7000 new domains registered in July. And a sudden flurry of buying .si domains in the aftermarket. AI related .si names started going for tens of thousands of dollars. It was the first ever spike in aftermarket sales for .si domains. Many of these were re-listed, such as build.si now available for $14M. How do we know this is Trump’s inner circle? The registrations started to tick up LONG before this announcement. While domain squatters may purchase bulk domain names of common words, they don’t buy over priced after market domains which started to sell around the same time. And for the last few months have registered more than 10,000 AI related terms. Many of which are now listed for sale for MILLIONS. Over the investigation, I found around 12,000 AI related or MAGA related domains that had been newly registered or changed hands before this announcement. In the months prior to July though 95% of all .si domains had been non-English. Unfortunately DynaDot (the largest bulk registrar for .si domains) keeps Whois information private on registration. Some of the DNS records resolve to bulk domain squatters, but it’s pretty telling that 1776(.)si and a ton of other pro-US, pro-MAGA term [remainder cut off] So why an Executive Order? The President can’t change how private citizens or corporations talk. But the executive order requires that all Federal departments use the term “Super Intelligence” specifically “SI” AND that they “no longer acknowledge” the term AI. Trying to force the term into commonplace, and suggesting that AI companies who want to curry favor with the President need to brand as “SI” Which means? Buying a .si domain name. (I wouldn’t be surprised if we see the government launch a .si site too) Since Trump’s announcement .si domain have seen MILLIONS of dollars in turn over. Much of it going to domains that were registered in the last 60 days before the announcement. Trump’s inner circle massively profited on this policy change while reporters call it “unexpected” Using an Executive Order for the enrichment of yourself is not only unethical but a breach of office. It’s a crime and an impeachable offence. The records are also very clear, and logged. So I’m sure a future Congress will be looking at who bought these domains.
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There are consequences when the government grossly defunds or under funds our scientists and medical professionals.
BREAKING: Multiple Florida counties declare states of emergency over a deadly mosquito-borne dengue outbreak.
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They seem to have ignored the part about refusing Americans college loans instead holding colleges accountable.
This is fake news at its finest.    First off, we’re not ‘banning’ any program. The federal government doesn’t set curriculum or programs.    Here’s the truth: we are holding colleges accountable for leaving students worse off than if they never enrolled. Too many graduates report delaying major life milestones like buying a home or starting a family. Why? Because low return-on-investment programs saddled them with unmanageable debt that was never going to translate into a real-world job.    Federal student loans are not a welfare program for failing college programs. American students deserve education and training pathways that prepare them for the workforce – and transparency about programs that will never pay off.
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Starting with Ronald Reagan the goal has been to denounce higher education as some evil moral rot. All while sending their own kids to college. I guess the plan now is a more direct one in trying to make America dumb again.
Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/NmmAzhf
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This is beyond fascinating and is honestly a great use for AI that will benefit humanity. But it also raises the question of consolidation of wealth and power through ownership of parents. We need global changes in policy across multiple domains.
Claude has discovered a previously unknown enzyme system hidden in the DNA of bacteriophages. Beside the enzyme’s gene sits a long array of repeating DNA—a structure that looks somewhat similar to CRISPR. We don’t yet understand what this system does, but only a handful of known systems share its features, and all of them are able to cut, copy, and paste DNA. Historically, the discovery of such programmable systems has helped revolutionize medicine. CRISPR, for instance, is now the foundation of genetic medicines. But it will take much more work to learn what this system does, and whether it can be put to similar use. Read more: anthropic.com/news/claude-di…
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Is this shit for real???
Every communist country eventually builds a wall. It's never to keep people OUT.
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The affordable care act was far from perfect but it was the first step towards affordable healthcare for all. It is a "disaster" because instead of improving upon the law the Republican party undermined it at every step they could, ultimately defunding it to where we are now.
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You are a dumbass if you think that turd is giving you $5000
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This is false. It is the use of visual innuendo and paltering to make the consumer of the image create a false impression internally. The more you recognize it theore you will see it. This is a primary method for this government to spread false and misleading information.
No longer! Thank you, President Trump and @SecKennedy!
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Image is deliberately misleading. 72 is the potential number of doses--not vaccines--if someone got every booster shot every year through age 18; it is not vaccinations for an infant. The US schedule traditionally recommended twelve vaccinations for 0-6 mos. aafp.org/clinical-insig…
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I guarantee you this will change nothing about how pediatricians practice or what the AAP recommends. Just drunk uncle scribbling on paper in addition to yelling into the wind.
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This was entirely predictable and preventable. And for anyone who thinks it doesn't effect you because you have healthcare insurance, you absolutely shoulder the cost. Uninsured Patients Rise Sharply, Hospitals Report, Citing Obamacare Cuts nytimes.com/2026/07/30/busin…
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Makes me wonder what he got paid or promised. #fifa #redcard
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Ashes of Creation: What Went Wrong at Intrepid Studios? youtu.be/5C_px_jOC2A
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