Journal of the American Chemical SocietyDOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c11501

Xun Zhang, Zan Yang, Yu Jiang, and Saihu Liao

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Above I wrote out the CN on the polymer condensed, while in the answer key it's written out with its bonds. Is my answer acceptable or would I always have to write out the bonds? In the monomer, CN wasn't condensed, so I'm assuming that we should write it out the same way it's shown in its monomer? Just wanted to make sure.

Journal of the American Chemical SocietyDOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c06644

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A fluorescent molecular probe that functions as a scavenger of polymeric mechanoradicals was developed (see picture), and its fluorescence intensity was found to increase with increasing generation of radicals in the bulk. This probe enables the optical visualization and quantitative evaluation of polymeric radicals generated by polymer‐chain scission of polymers that do not contain mechanophores.

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Since the beginning of polymer science, understanding the influence of mechanical stress on polymer chains has been a fundamental and important research topic. The detection of mechanoradicals generated by homolytic cleavage of the polymer chains in solution has been studied in many cases. However, the detection of mechanoradicals in the bulk is still limited owing to their high reactivity. Herein, we propose an innovative strategy to detect mechanoradicals visually and quantitatively using a chain‐transfer agent that generates relatively stable fluorescent radicals as a molecular probe. Mechanoradicals generated by ball milling of polystyrene samples were successfully detected by using a diarylacetonitrile compound as a fluorescent molecular probe through this radical chain‐transfer mechanism. This probe enables the visualization and quantitative evaluation of mechanoradicals generated by polymer‐chain scission.

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Polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) can produce lyotropic phases of block copolymer nano-objects. Time-resolved SAXS studies confirm that reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) dispersion polymerization of benzyl methacrylate in n-dodecane initially produces spheres exhibiting long-range order that subsequently evolve to form hexagonally packed worms. Serial dilution leads to disordered worms.

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We report that polymerization-induced self-assembly (PISA) can be used to prepare lyotropic phases comprising diblock copolymer nano-objects in non-polar media. RAFT dispersion polymerization of benzyl methacrylate (BzMA) at 90 °C using a trithiocarbonate-capped hydrogenated polybutadiene (PhBD) steric stabilizer block in n-dodecane produces either spheres or worms that exhibit long-range order at 40 % w/w solids. NMR studies enable calculation of instantaneous copolymer compositions for each phase during the BzMA polymerization. As the PBzMA chains grow longer when targeting PhBD80–PBzMA40, time-resolved small-angle X-ray scattering reveals intermediate body-centered cubic (BCC) and hexagonally close-packed (HCP) sphere phases prior to formation of a final hexagonal cylinder phase (HEX). The HEX phase is lost on serial dilution and the aligned cylinders eventually form disordered flexible worms. The HEX phase undergoes an order–disorder transition on heating to 150 °C and a pure HCP phase forms on cooling to 20 °C.

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In this study, porphyrinic zirconium (Zr) MOFs were investigated as heterogeneous photocatalysts for photoinduced electron transfer–reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer (PET‐RAFT) polymerization of various monomers under a broad range of wavelengths, producing polymers with high monomer conversions, narrow molecular weight distributions, low dispersity and good chain‐end fidelity. Screening of various porphyrinic Zr‐MOFs (Zn) demonstrated that MOF‐525 (Zn) with the smallest size had the best photocatalytic activity in PET‐RAFT polymerization, due to the enhanced dispersion and light penetration. Oxygen tolerance and temporal control were also demonstrated during MOF catalyzed PET‐RAFT. Results suggested that the polymerization rates were significantly affected by changing the size and surface area of MOFs, and the heterogeneous MOF photocatalysts could be easily separated and recycled for up to five independent PET‐RAFT polymerizations without an obvious decrease in efficiency. Finally, the MOF photocatalysts were utilized to create three‐dimensional polymeric objects with high resolution via visible light mediated stereolithography in an open‐air environment.

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Coordination polymers (CPs) are unique materials comprising metal centresconnectedby organic bridging linkers and consitute a unique type of polymeric substances.Coordination polymers have favourable adsorption properties, as well as exceptional reversibility kinetics of adsorption.There are numerous benefits that include reproducible and easy syntheses, their high porosity of their structure, and chemical modifications leading to interesting properties.Utilizing different linkers during the synthetic process gives more opportunities to alter the size of the pore and chemical functions independent of the final product.The efficient design and fabrication of these materials are mostly built on the idea of network design. The importance of coordination polymer design lies in the control of the intriguing topologies of networks and possible applications in the fields of luminescence, magnetism,sensing of temperature and molecules, but also non-linear optics.

Coordination polymers made of lanthanide metal building units are not well studied in comparison to the ones of the transition d-block due to their varying and flexible coordination geometries.The magnetic and luminescent properties of the lanthanide coordination polymers have made them attractive functional materials.The non-quenched orbital angular momentum of high-spin 4f electrons that are unpaired, found in rare-earth metal ions, creates magnetic anisotropy that renders them distinctive magnetic and luminescent materials.However, typically in the case of lanthanide coordination polymers, light emission is triggered by connecting organic ligands that have the suitable chromophoric groups because f-block metal ions possess a weak absorption coefficient due the parity-forbidden 4f-f transitions.Lanthanides are considered appealing luminescent sources due to their excellent quality of color and their long of time in their excited state.These coordination polymers based on f-block metal ions have applications in photonics, nonlinear optics including nonlinear opticalthermometry but also lightening devices.Organic ligands are sensitizers making possible the transfer the absorbed energy to the central metal ion, which in turn results in the emission.Coordination polymers have also been identified as potential adsorption substances and catalysts because of their porous properties, easily adjustable and customized structures, and chemical

KAT o'nine tails : Post‐polymerization modification and ligation of polymers under aqueous conditions is achieved by incorporating potassium acyltrifluoroborates (KATs) at side chains or the polymer terminus. This enables the attachment of unprotected small molecules, chromophores, and peptide‐based drugs through rapid amide‐forming ligations of KATs in water. Direct ligation to other polymers enables the synthesis of linear and branched block copolymers.

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We report the synthesis of monomers for atom‐transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and a reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) agent bearing trifluoroborate iminiums (TIMs), which are quantitatively converted into potassium acyltrifluoroborates (KATs) after polymerization. The resulting KAT‐containing polymers are suitable for rapid amide‐forming ligations for both post‐polymerization modification and polymer conjugation. The polymer conjugation occurs rapidly, even under dilute (micromolar) aqueous conditions at ambient temperatures, thereby enabling the synthesis of a variety of linear and star‐shaped block copolymers. In addition, we applied post‐polymerization modification to the covalent linking of a photocaged cyclic antibiotic (gramicidin S) to the side chains of the KAT‐containing copolymer. Cellular assays revealed that the polymer–antibiotic conjugate is biocompatible and provides efficient light‐controlled release of the antibiotic on demand.

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Photo‐mediation offers unparalleled spatiotemporal control over controlled radical polymerizations (CRP). Photo‐induced electron/energy transfer reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer (PET‐RAFT) polymerization is particularly versatile due to its oxygen tolerance and wide range of compatible photocatalysts. In recent years, broadband‐ and near‐infrared (NIR)‐mediated polymerizations have been of particular interest due to their potential for solar‐driven chemistry and biomedical applications. In this work, we present the first example of a novel photocatalyst for both full broadband‐ and NIR‐mediated CRP in aqueous conditions. Well‐defined polymers were synthesized in water under blue, green, red, and NIR light irradiation. Exploiting the oxygen tolerant and aqueous nature of our system, we also report PET‐RAFT polymerization at the microliter scale in a mammalian cell culture medium.

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Co‐localization of monomers, crosslinkers, and chain‐transfer agents (CTA) within self‐assembled bilayers in an aqueous suspension enabled the successful directed assembly of nanocapsules using a reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) process without compromising the polymerization kinetics. This study uncovered substantial influence of the organized medium on the course of the reaction, including differential reactivity based on placement and mobility of monomers, crosslinkers, and CTAs within the bilayer.

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Nanostructures derived from amphiphilic DNA‐polymer conjugates have emerged prominently due to their rich self‐assembly behavior, however, their synthesis is traditionally challenging. Here, we report a novel platform technology towards DNA‐polymer nanostructures of various shapes by leveraging polymerization‐induced self‐assembly (PISA) for the polymerization from single stranded DNA (ssDNA). A “grafting‐from” protocol for thermal reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization from ssDNA under ambient conditions was developed and utilized for the synthesis of functional DNA‐polymer conjugates and DNA‐diblock conjugates derived from acrylates and acrylamides. Using this method, PISA was applied for the first time to manufacture isotropic and anisotropic DNA‐polymer nanostructrures by varying the chain length of the polymer block. The resulting nanostructures were further functionalized by hybridization with a dye‐labelled complementary ssDNA, thus establishing PISA as a powerful route towards intrinsically functional DNA‐polymer nanostructures.

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PEO‐b‐PE block copolymers were formed by reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) of ethylene. The ethylene polymerization‐induced self‐assembly (PISA) of the resulting block copolymers was achieved and morphologies including spheres, worms, and 2D platelets were obtained.

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Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) with dithiocarbamate chain ends (PEO–SC(=S)−N(CH3)Ph and PEO–SC(=S)−NPh2, named PEO‐1 and PEO‐2, respectively) were used as macromolecular chain‐transfer agents (macro‐CTAs) to mediate the reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization of ethylene in dimethyl carbonate (DMC) under relatively mild conditions (80 °C, 80 bar). While only a slow consumption of PEO‐1 was observed, the rapid consumption of PEO‐2 led to a clean chain extension and the formation of a polyethylene (PE) segment. Upon polymerization, the resulting block copolymers PEO‐b‐PE self‐assembled into nanometric objects according to a polymerization‐induced self‐assembly (PISA).

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A fair COP: A covalent organic polymer is prepared by crosslinking the photosensitizer 4,4′,4′′,4′′′‐(porphyrin‐5,10,15,20‐tetrayl)tetraaniline (TAPP) and with 4,4′‐(anthracene‐9,10‐diyl)dibenzoic acid (ADDA). Simultaneous generation of singlet oxygen by two mechanisms is achieved, which is promising in treating hypoxic tumors.

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A covalent organic polymer (COP) is prepared by crosslinking the photosensitizer 4,4′,4′′,4′′′‐(porphyrin‐5,10,15,20‐tetrayl)tetraaniline (TAPP) with 4,4′‐(anthracene‐9,10‐diyl)dibenzoic acid (ADDA) via 1‐ethyl‐3‐(3‐dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide/4‐dimethylaminopyridine coupling. The COP is further modified with a hydrophilic polymer, poly(poly(ethylene glycol) methyl ether methacrylate) by grafting‐from reversible‐addition‐fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization to enhance its solubility in various solvents. The modified COP can bind singlet oxygen through the formation of endoperoxide by ADDA upon the exposure to red light irradiation. Singlet oxygen can be then released via the photodynamic mechanism or the cycloreversion by endoperoxide when heated at 110 °C. These results open new possibilities for simultaneous generation of singlet oxygen by the photodynamic route and singlet oxygen carriers, demonstrating promise for treating hypoxic tumors.

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A matter of form: Polymerization‐induced self‐assembly (PISA) is based on the use of controlled/living polymerization (CLP) and consists of extending solvophilic living chains with a solvophobic segment to generate block copolymers that self‐assemble to achieve various morphologies in situ. This Review covers PISA mediated by reversible addition‐fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT), one of the most popular radical CLP methods.

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After a brief history that positions polymerization‐induced self‐assembly (PISA) in the field of polymer chemistry, this Review will cover the fundamentals of the PISA mechanism. Furthermore, this Review will also give an overview of some of the features and limitations of RAFT‐mediated PISA in terms of the choice of the components involved, the nature of the nanoobjects that can be obtained and how the syntheses can be controlled, as well as some potential applications.

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Read this article. It is a scientific article discussing vitreous substitutes, their pros and their cons. Specifically, this portion:

>Hydrogels and smart hydrogels seem the best candidates as long-term vitreous substitutes because they show excellent transparency and good biocompatibility. They can act as viscoelastic shock-absorbing materials, thereby closely mimicking the behavior of natural vitreous body. Because hydrogels are networks of polymer chains that contain 99.9% water, they are hydrophilic and not flowable. Recently, several cross-linked polymeric hydrogels have been proposed, such as poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA), poly (1-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone), poly (acrylamide) (PAA), and poly (ethylene glycol) (PEG)[2],[11]–[13]. They showed excellent biocompatibility, are biodegradable, and mimic closely the physico-mechanical properties of natural vitreous body[2]. However, many issues, such as retinal toxicity, increased IOP, and the formation of opacities still need to be addressed. Fragmentation and changes in viscoelastic properties and resiliency after injection through a small-gauge needle have also been found in some types of hydrogels. Smart hydrogels are a relatively new class of stimuli-sensitive hydrogels. They possess the common properties of conventional hydrogels, and they can respond to a variety of signals, including PH, temperature, light, pressure, electric fields, and chemicals[14]. Generally, smart hydrogels appear promising, but research on their use is still at an early experimental stage, and their effects of long-term toxicity are unknown[5].

Research is still being done to identify vitreous substitutes and there are a lot more than just eye floaters whose well-being is on the line. The unfortunate thing is that a majority of clinics use the gases octafluoropropane and sulfur hexafluoride as vitreous substitutes when they are not suitable (at least in comparison to hydrogels) and carry with them the common complications. This is actually important to know; you should ask your surgeon w

Awareness about rollups is increasing exponentially, but there are still too many bad takes. Here, I'll address some of these myths and misconceptions to the best of my knowledge. Feel free to ask more questions, I'll edit them in. Also, please correct me if I get something wrong.

I believe a lot of misconceptions are because people are stuck with the old monolithic blockchain ways where it is assumed that there's only one way to do things, and that is that one blockchain will do everything. So, let's begin with that, and also, thanks to r/ethfinance users for contributing these misconceptions.

Addendum: Now that this post is pinned, I'm adding a couple of links so you can learn what rollups are. This is how Ethereum & the wider blockchain industry will scale.

An Incomplete Guide to Rollups (vitalik.ca)

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Updated on 14th October 2021.

Rollups are a temporary band aid fix - X, Y, Z blockchain can do it on L1 so they don't need rollups

(by u/hehechibby, u/ec265)

Rollups are the present and future of the blockchain industry.

But first, a brief perspective shift is required to understand why rollups are essential. Until now, blockchains have had to do it all - execution, consensus/security and data availability. This has led to significant bottlenecks and inefficiencies, reflected in the blockchain trilemma. Rollups are blockchains that are laser focused on one thing, and one thing exclusively: executing transactions as fast as possible, while "outsourcing" the hard work of security and data availability to a different L1 chain that is better at it. It's simple division of labour or specialization in action. Just like it led exponential growth in the industrial revolution, so will it lead exponential increase in scalability for the blockchain industry.

Now, X, Y, Z blockchain may have compromised significant amounts of decentralization and security to get high scalability, and Ethereum and Bitcoin may have compromised scalability to get high security and decentralization. Rollups are simply constructions that can get the best of all worlds - with high scalability, security, and decentralization.

The important point is that it doesn't matter if it's an L1 or a rollup - to the user they are just interacting with an execution layer. **Execution layers - L1s and rollups - should be directly c

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This week at Bungie, we take a look at every grain in the abilities sandbox.

Hello, and welcome to another sandbox-focused TWAB. If you’re new around these parts, you may be asking, “What’s a sandbox?” — well, it’s complicated. It's split between the weapons you use, the armor you equip, the perks and mods that you hunt for, and the enemies you face. Let's be real; the Destiny 2 sandbox is broad. Last week, we focused on the weapons sandbox and what changes are planned for December 7. This week, we’re taking a pass on the abilities your Guardian possesses. Think Supers, Melee's, Grenades, Class abilities. I highly recommend you grab a glass of water and maybe even a snack, because we've got a pretty lengthy update for you to read.

Before we dive into the details, it’s customary to have a TWAB intro discussing what’s going on in the realm of Bungie and Destiny. Let’s keep this short and sweet, shall we?

• Our 30th Anniversary is out on December 7, which just so happens to be 19 days from the publication of this blog article.
• In-game, there’s still plenty to do between Seasonal Challenges, Trials of Osiris, the occasional Iron Banner, vendor reputation, god-roll hunting, and more.
• Next Thursday is Thanksgiving here in the states, and many of us will be taking some time to rest up and spend time with family.
• As such, expect a very light TWAB next Wednesday.

Alright, Sandbox time. Let’s get to it.

There are buffs, there are nerfs, there are tuning levers that we’ve recently unlocked with back-end changes, there are clear separations between PvE and PvP... and more.

There is a lot going on here, so don’t feel bad if you scratch your head wondering how these upcoming changes will feel. If you find anything a bit confusing, please sound off with questions! We’ll clarify as we can on our forums and social spaces. With all that preamble out of the way, I'll finally shut up and pass the mic over to the team.

##New Legends Will Rise

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Hey all, Kevin Yanes here to give you a quick intro before I hand off to fellow designers Eric Smith and Mike Humbolt. A few TWABs ago I gave a brief roadmap leading towards our 30th Anniversary, The Witch Queen, and beyond. A new roadmap u

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To briefly explain what will be an extremely lengthy post, alchemy appears to be a major theme in Elden Ring. Many other games and fantasy works borrow from the rich concepts and symbolism of alchemy and the magnum opus (the Great Work), but the influences in Elden Ring are so pervasive that the inhabitants of the world literally have alchemy references coming out of their asses (i.e., the Gold-Tinged Excrement item). There is a lot to examine, so I’ll cover the major points up front.

1. The Elden Ring logo can be compared to alchemy-related diagrams of creation/universal connection such as the tree of life, seen in numerous mythologies, and the Ripley Scroll, which illustrate the achievement of the fabled philosophers’ stone.
2. The player’s journey from lowly Tarnished to golden lord corresponds to alchemy’s magnum opus, where lead is literally or metaphorically turned to gold.
3. The “bloody wolf” identity of the Tarnished mirrors that of alchemy’s “grey wolf” (antimony), a “cooperative metal” capable of purifying gold.
4. Elden Ring’s Godrick and his kingdom Limgrave are symbolically linked to the first stage of the magnum opus, nigredo (darkness, decapitation, lion and serpent images).
5. Item descriptions point to lore that correlates with other important processes in alchemy, such as dissolution, separation, and the “chemical wedding.”
6. The leaked early concept map >!can be seen as a crucible containing the four classical elements and bearing signs of the seven alchemical operations to complete the magnum opus, as shown in Basil Valentine’s Azoth diagram.!<
7. Elden Ring’s fingers-and-hands motif can be connected to an alchemical diagram called The Hand of the Philosopher, which itself can be connected to ancient art objects like the Hand of Sabazius and the Egyptian two-finger amulet.

If you are of the opinion that looking too hard for clues ahead of time can spoil your enjoyment later, viewing any of the posted content is not recommended. If you are interested in deep analysis that doesn’t know when to stop, read on. This post will bring in outside resources to compare with publicly available information. No leaks will be discussed or shown, with the exception of the widely circulated early concept art of the full map (which is too interesting to pass up).

Update: I have taken a closer look at Elden Rin

Warning: Very long (but also super interesting, I promise)!

What if I told you that you could anonymously borrow $200+ million dollars in the blink of an eye without posting any collateral, and without even assuming any liability for the loan?

This sounds impossible on many levels, and would be an outrageous concept in traditional finance, but it is a reality in DeFi. With a little effort, you could be borrowing millions of dollars by the end of the day with no collateral.

Of course, there are a few limitations that I have not yet mentioned. For one thing, as far as I know, there is still no user-friendly way to do this. You would need to be able to write and deploy the Solidity smart contract yourself (there are a few guides on how to do this floating around the web). Eventually, it is expected that Aave and other protocols will offer flash loans in their user interface rather than requiring that you interact directly with their lending pools using your own smart contract.

The next limitation of flash loans is absolutely critical: the loan must be repaid (with interest, which is usually a bit under 1%) within seconds of when you take it out. More specifically, it must be repaid by the time the Ethereum transaction ends.

The third limitation is that everything you do with the funds in between borrowing them and returning them must happen inside the Ethereum ecosystem; you cannot move those assets off the Ethereum network.

This still doesn’t make sense, right? What happens if you don’t or can’t repay it? What does it even mean to repay a loan inside the same transaction that you took it in? What is the point of having $200 million for 10 seconds? To answer these questions, we need to take a look at how flash loans actually work.

The first thing we need to understand is Ethereum transactions. Thanks to smart contracts, Ethereum transactions aren’t just a simple transfer of assets; they can contain any arbitrary logic. Moreover, these transactions can contain more transactions inside themselves (and these transactions can even contain transactions in themselves). So, Ethereum transactions can nest in each other. The top-level transaction can only succeed if every single transaction it contains also succeeds.

This last sentence is a very important concept known as atomicity (which comes from ancient Greek for “indivisible”). For smart contract platforms, the property of atomicity means that a transaction must either entirely succeed or entirely

This post will contain spoilers based on existing information in the game, the Pale Princess and the Six Pygmies, and new stuff from 2.4. My sources will be linked at the end of the post.

To save myself the headache, given the amount of Christian and Gnostic movements, I'll be focusing on the Christian Bible, the Manichaean Gnostic movement, and the Valentinian Gnostic movement, all of which I believe hold a lot of parallels to the history and story of Teyvat. Note that I am not an expert on any of these subjects, though I have been raised in a predominantly Catholic country and as a consequence, have had to sit through numerous classes of Christian Theology throughout my schooling. Please let me know if I get certain details wrong.

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Christian Theology and Valentinian Gnosticism

To all ye Christians/Catholics out there, you can skip the next paragraph (but maybe not the bullet points).

The main scripture of Christianity is the Christian Bible, which is an anthology of texts that describe the religion's dogmas, the journey/relationship humanity has with God, and different accounts of what is believed to be historical events. The Bible is divided into the Old and New Testaments.

• The Old Testament includes the creation myth, how God guided the Israelites, and the books of wisdom. All of it has pretty heavy reminders of God's anger and the consequences of turning away from him.
• The New Testament introduces Jesus and his teachings. God here is presented as benevolent and kind, with his son, Jesus, bringing light and salvation to humanity. Jesus is pacifistic, non-judgmental, and pure, serving as a prophet to his Father.

Now, the problem that happens a lot when one examines Biblical text is that it's often difficult to reconcile the God described in the Old Testament (righteous, vengeful, warmongering) with the God of the New Testament (benevolent, forgiving, pacifistic).

And so, branches of Gnosticism arose from this paradox. How could an all-good and all-loving God do and allow such evils? Simple. You declare that he is neither of those things. He is the Demiurge, a false God that leads humanity away from enlightenment. This is why the early Christians denounced Gnosticism as heresy.

However, some branches of Gnosticism have beliefs that align with Christianity—Valentinian Gnosticism being a prominent example.

• Unlike other branches of Gnosticism, Valentinian Gnost

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None of this is financial advice:

UPDATE 2: To buy MMAT vs MMAX?

From a civic duty standpoint it’s better for the stock and free float to buy Canadian MMAX because you’ll directly shrink the float when the shares transfer over and from a selfish perspective it doesn’t matter. If enough people buy MMAX then it would circumvent darkpools and naked shorting and basically force the SEC to count retail buys against the MMAT free float. But IDK if my message will reach people. I got banned on Canadian investor and my message so far as fallen on deaf ears so who knows? Regardless, the squeeze itself should very likely occur due to NEGG mechanics I described.

UPDATE:

Clarification due to questions:

1. I think buying MMAX will meaningfully lockup the MMAT float over buying MMAT because the SEC manually counts the shares when they transfer over which happens end of Jan

2. Buying MMTLP will give you access to the dividend

3. At the end of the day MMAT/MMAX and MMTLP will both go up, the first because of a squeeze and the second because of a guaranteed dividend. The plays are synergistic

4. Proof the Dividend has value Torchlight Resources

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My cost average: $3.00 Current Price: $2.70

Before I begin my DD was featured on Market Insider and was corroborated by the CEO on Twitter

Media attention:

MARKET INSIDER

MMAT CEO:

Looks like the CEO confirmed my hypothesis on Twitter check his 12/30 11:03 PM

George Confirms 1/21

Fast mechanics:

https://twitter.com/ontariodaniel/status/1477289522899697669?s=21

WEN DIVVY?

Dividend Payout likely early February and between $15-$40 a share of MMTLP. Buying MMTLP gives you the right to the dividend. It’s currently worth $1.40 so have at it!

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Who? Canadian company Metamaterials, MMAX transitioning fully to American company, MMAT

What?

1. Foreign OTC —&gt; NASDAQ listings squeeze because Canadian shorts must close 35 days after Jan 21 2022
2. Dividend Catalyst: Torchlight Energy (TRCH), the NASDAQ company MMAX combined with, is completing the sale of their land with 3.5 billion barrels of oil in January/February. Shorts have to pay out dividend which will likely be $10-$20 per sha

Hello Guardians, my name is u/PandaPaxxy. I am back!.. sort of. Did you miss me? I have a lot of work to do if I want to truly say I'm back, but who knows if I'll catch up on my backlog. But this is a small breakdown for the 30th anniversary update and I do miss making these for you.

If you haven’t seen my breakdowns before I do things a little differently. I will be organizing the new weapons by activity, weapon slot, and then alphabetically. That means the new 6 man activity, kinetic and then alphanumeric. Then comes energy for the same activity and so on.

Included in this one breakdown are MnK recommendations, Controller recommendations, and my own personal roll for the weapon I'm chasing.

I will not be linking my older breakdowns because my last one was Season of the Chosen...yikes.

Without further ado, let's start with the new seasonal content's perks. I hope you're as excited for this as I am. The Dares are so much fun, and the dungeon should be giving out incredible loot. (PS it's the first dungeon I've solo flawlessed).

New Perks:

Legacy PR-55 Frame - Customized frame with dramatically increased accuracy, stability, and targeting while hip firing. (Only on the BxR-55 Battler)

Blunt Execution Rounds - Damaging nearby combatants with melee abilities dramatically increases handling and damage. Expires after a short duration or the next shot. > Rolls on the BxR-55 Battler

Cold Steel - Powered Sword hits slow targets. > Rolls on Zephyr

Duelist’s Trance - Sword final blows grant increased charge rate, efficiency, and defense until this weapon is stowed. > Rolls on Half-Truths, Hero of Ages, The Other Half

Eager Edge - Gain increased Sword lunge distance immediately after switching to this weapon. > Rolls on Half-Truths, The Other Half

Golden Tricorn - Final blows with this weapon grant bonus damage. While this buff is active, grenade or melee kills of the same damage type greatly increase its damage and duration. > Rolls on 1000 Yard Stare, Matador 64, Retraced Path

Light Battery - Lightweight, agile battery.

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Previous endless delve threads: December 2020

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• Fractured Wall Guide: https://www.pathofexile.com/forum/view-thread/2204851
• All Fractured Wall questions go in the most recent Questions Thread.

##General Info

Face the darkness of the Azurite Mine and forget everything else in this returning event. You begin the event in the Mine Encampment and cannot leave the Mine. All you can do is Delve. All sulphite costs have been removed, and the Mine scales from level 1 instead of its usual scaling.

We're not completely heartless, so you have some help. You start with a stack of Scrolls of Wisdom and some powerful unique items. Lilly Roth has shown up in the mine encampment to sell you gems, and she's running a special offer — all gems cost only a single Scroll of Wisdom. At level 1, and every 10 character levels until level 70, you gain 3 passive skill points to make up for the ones you'd normally get from quests. And of course the Altar of Ascendancy is available, granting you 2 Ascendancy passive skill points when you reach levels matching the area level of each Labyrinth. But you can't escape Kitava's curses either — you lose resistances and start incurring an experience penalty on death when you reach levels 40 and 70.

If you played last year's Endless Delve event, the main difference this time is the rework to the Azurite Mine from 3.16.0. However, there are a couple more changes. Firstly, Lilly Roth will now accept divination card turn-ins if you manage to gather a full set of a card. Secondly, early level scaling has changed to accommodate the changes to normal Delve scaling. The area level of the mines now matches the depth until depth 77, where it merges into normal Delve level scaling.

• Starting at Noon December 3 (PST) which is Dec 03, 2021 12:00 PM (PST)
• Ending at Noon December 13 (PST) which is Dec 13, 2021 12:00 PM (PST)
• Standard Solo Self-Found, Hardcore Solo Self-Found versions ava

After all of the DD, the research, and the sheer will and motivation I've witnessed from this sub, I finally have speculation of my own to share with you all! I know I haven't been active in the discussion surrounding the stock, Wall St, Citadel, corruption, etc as I am far too smooth-brained in these areas to participate. Although, I have absorbed this information to the best of my ability as I've followed it and have DRS'd shares of my own.

I've been an avid follower and researcher of crypto and blockchain technology for a very long time, as well as a newly aspiring Blockchain developer learning Solidity, the Ethereum blockchain programming language. This post will be a long one, but please bear with me. I think the developments with Loopring will change the entirety of gaming as we know it. In order to fully explain my speculative stance, I need to provide some blockchain education first. This partnership between Gamestop and Loopring isn't just good for the stock and the MOASS, but gamers and developers everywhere!

If you already know what NFTs are and how crypto generally works, you can probably skip to the 'What are Smart Contracts?' or 'Deeper Dive into NFTs' sections.

Disclaimer: Any of the projects or platforms I link here are for educational purposes only. I am not explicitly endorsing anything here, except for Loopring and how it will be transformational for Gamestop's future.

Now, lets start at the beginning...

What are NFTs?

NFTs, also known as Non-Fungible Tokens, are a tool that allows us to record and utilize unique data on a blockchain. Some of the most popular examples of NFTs can be seen coming from the art community. When NFT examples such as CryptoPunks and Bored Apes exploded in notoriety and value, people started to take notice. Sadly, art's grand debut into the NFT scene and the explosive prices that followed caused everyone to lose sight and excitement into what NFTs were, what they could be, and where they were headed. The crypto community did a poor job of breaking through this art craze, leading most people to simply mock them and "steal" NFTs by screenshotting them, etc. But a screenshot of an NFT is just a screenshot, not an NFT, and I will break down why.

At its core, an NFT is just unique data on a blockchain. Art NFTs work by linking to an image file stored in IPFS (aka InterPlanetary File System), as do most NFTs that need to link to data that cannot be or is impractical to store on a blockchain direct

tldr: You probably have no idea what PLBY is going to do, and the market probably doesn't either. Take advantage of that. Long term potential, and big catalyst early December. Make money with the bunny. Beware: Lots of execution risk.

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There's an ancient saying, probably: Can't go tits up investing in tits out. Since the dawn of humankind, men have been willing to shell out their hard earned money in order to suspend all disbelief that, despite the reality that they are disgusting and utterly replaceable blobs of flesh engineered strictly to carry and disperse sperm, they are sexually desirable and relevant.

Playboy made its name exploiting this innate male desire and also made it culturally acceptable -- they somehow convinced people that this practice of shooting swimmers all over the planet is not morally bankrupt, not entirely meaningless and pointless, but rather: it is an aspiration for both men and women to be a part of.

To the dismay of the sock industry Playboy also invented a second, rather high margin, use for glossy paper. By printing images of naked women (likely also seeking the feeling of sexual desirability and relevance) on those pages, Playboy was able to sell those glossy sheets of paper for an incredible mark up... every month. They were also able to build one of the world's most recognizable brands. (It's estimated that the brand has 97% recall. Try to name any other brand with that kind of branding valued below $2b)

From the interview within: \"I think any man enjoys flirtations, and if he said he didn’t, he’d be lying or he’d be a politician trying to get the extra four votes. I think everybody likes knowing he’s well responded to.\"

But the times changed, and so did the time honored tradition of rubbing a quick one out between some pages and hastily disposing of the evidence. Though Viagra was able to extend and harden the founder's penis, it did not, unfortunately, have a similar effect on the business. First VHS, then the internet. Before too long, sock companies were once again rejoicing as hoards of mongers fixed their eyes to screens and their hands to computer peripherals and footwear. At least we're saving some trees.

As the popularity of Playboy faded, management tried a few retarded last ditch efforts to pep up their brand, including removing the cartoons, ending full frontal

Welcome into the deepest parts of the rabbit hole part #2

Part 1 ( https://www.reddit.com/r/UFOs/comments/pv5xx7/leaked_call_between_cia_dr_kit_green_psychic/?utm_source=share&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;utm_medium=ios_app&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;utm_name=iossmf )

Remember this is a discussion Thread, stay nice to each other. Take a 🍭 and relax.

Let’s start with the core theory which was implied a couple of times before by various gentlemen.

TLDR: Core Theory:

• we got created by these ufo beings.
• They feed on us.
• We are a farm for them.
• Prison planet.
• Interdimensional.
• Different ETs with different agendas
• Some UFOs are manmade

Let’s take a deep breath and dive deep into this rabbit hole.

First of all: let us see. Is this really what Tom delonge, lue elizondo and Ross Coulthart believe?

Lue Elizondo and Ross Coulthart implying we were created by these UFO beings

Lue Elizondo providing a scenario where we're basically zoo animals:

https://youtu.be/aSoDKbo8Gfs?t=14900s

Ross Coulthart implying we could be the result of DNA manipulation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIFTVSacrFU&amp;t=7232s

Are we just genetically-modified apes kept under observation?

For those that haven't been following Lue Elizondo, he has implied that the UFO beings exist outside of our notion of time. It starts to sound like the Earth is a purpose-built animal enclosure or simulation.

——— ok let’s stop here. We all remember the „somber“ quote from lue elizondo. We all know he is a friend of Tom delonge and they was on the same project TTSA and they respect each other and their theories/ideas.

So what does Tom delonge believe in?

• the universe is teeming with intelligent life of all kinds.
• Malevolent ET's are present on Earth have been manipulating humanity for most if not all of our history.
• they may not be aliens as we understand them and are linked to consciousness, or can master consciousness which is the greater reality we haven't learned to tap into yet.
• they are parasitical, they feed on human conflict and negativity.
• they have inspired world religions for the purpose of dividing us.
• They can also implant visions and ideas directly into our minds.
• The state of human society is fundamentally unnatural and the product of this persistent manipulation.

——— I will stop here. I could go on forever. You got the point.

As you can see, Tom seems to be completely out of line. But his core thesis is not so

*Check out my financial models used to reach these valuations in the original post here*******

Company Overview:

$MMM – 3M Inc. is a global, diversified technology company that operates in the following businesses: Safety/Industrial, Transportation/Electronics, Health Care, and Consumer. 3M develops their products in -house, and thus has an unusually high product development, and research and development costs.

3M operates in 4 main business segments, which include: Safety/Industrial, Transportation/Electronics, Health Care, and Consumer. These business segments appear on some of their quarterly and annual financial reports, and their performance in each of these segments will be discussed later.

Investment Information:

Recent SEC Filings:

In this section, I will summarize 3M’s most recent SEC filings to help you get an idea of what is currently going on in their business.

· SpinCo Merger (Reverse Morris Trust Transaction) 8-K Report:

o On December 13th, 2021, 3M sold one of their subsidiary companies (“SpinCo. Corp.”) to Neogen (one of their subsidiary companies “Nova RMT Sub Inc.)

o 3M’s SpinCo is a food safety business, and the transaction implies that it is worth $5.3B (USD). 3M will retain 50.1% of the SpinCo subsidiary, and Neogen will assume the other 49.9% stake in the subsidiary.

o This transaction “Reverse Morris” allows for a tax-free transfer of the SpinCO subsidiary, which is beneficial for both parties involved.

· Q3 2021 Financial Report:

o $8.9B in sales (7.1% YoY increase)

o $2.45 Earnings per Share

o Free Cash Flow of $1.5B (decreased by 29% YoY)

o $1.4B in dividends distributed, and shares repurchased.

o Updated guidance for sales growth by 2%, and decreased their EPS guidance by $0.20/share

· Departure, Election, or Appointment of Officers (8-K):

o On October 15th, 2021, 3M appointed Eric Hammes as the Executive VP and Chief Country Governance Officer. Eric joined 3M in 1997 and has held several leadership positions in the finance, accounting, manufacturing, and supply chain segments of 3M’s business.

Competitors:

In order to undergo the comparable analysis, we need to get an idea of their closest competitors. These competitors must operate in the same space, operate in similar geographies, be of similar market cap, and have valid financial ratios. Using this criterion, I cam up with the follow

Greetings, /r/Diablo!

Season 25's theme revolves around 7 unique Soul Shards based on the Lords of Hell, each giving your hero a unique new power based on their demonic origin. We have a lot of ground to cover on the Seasonal mechanic, so just like last time, I won't waste much space with build recommendations. Here's the short of it, and tl;dr just play Monk:

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###Barbarians:

• Beginner's/Haedrig's Gift Build is Might of the Earth, and the builds I can recommend are LoD Hammer of the Ancients Wastes WW/Rend, and HotNS Frenzy.

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###Crusaders:

• Beginner's/Haedrig's Gift Build is Thorns of the Invoker, and the builds I can recommend are AoV Heaven's Fury, Thorns Bombardment, and Roland's Sweep Attack.

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###Demon Hunters:

• Beginner's/Haedrig's Gift Build is The Shadow's Mantle, and the builds I can recommend are Multishot Marauder, Cluster Arrow Marauder and Shadow Impale.

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###Monks:

• Beginner's/Haedrig's Gift Build is Sunwuko, and the builds I can recommend are Inna Mystic Allies - lol, LoD Wave of Light, and PoJ Tempest Rush.

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###Necromancers:

• Beginner's/Haedrig's Gift Build is [Grace of Inarius](https://www.icy-veins.com/d3/necromancer-grace-of-inarius-fresh-70-starter-build

Since the beginning of the history of polymer science, understanding the influence of mechanical stress on polymer chains has been a fundamental and important research topic. The detection of mechanoradicals generated by homolytic cleavage of the polymer chains in solution has been studied in many cases. However, the detection of mechanoradicals in the bulk is still limited due to their high reactivity. Herein, we propose an innovative strategy to detect mechanoradicals visually and quantitatively using a chain‐transfer agent that generates relatively stable fluorescent radicals as a molecular probe. Mechanoradicals generated by ball milling of polystyrene samples were successfully detected by using diarylacetonitrile as a fluorescent molecular probe via this radical chain‐transfer mechanism. This probe enables the visualization and quantitative evaluation of mechanoradicals generated by polymer‐chain scission.

https://ift.tt/37t50Ys

Polymerization‐induced self‐assembly (PISA) can produce lyotropic phases of block copolymer nano‐objects. Time‐resolved SAXS studies confirm that reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) dispersion polymerization of benzyl methacrylate in n‐dodecane initially produces spheres exhibiting long‐range order that subsequently evolve to form hexagonally packed worms. Serial dilution leads to disordered worms.

Abstract

We report that polymerization‐induced self‐assembly (PISA) can be used to prepare lyotropic phases comprising diblock copolymer nano‐objects in non‐polar media. RAFT dispersion polymerization of benzyl methacrylate (BzMA) at 90 °C using a trithiocarbonate‐capped hydrogenated polybutadiene (PhBD) steric stabilizer block in n‐dodecane produces either spheres or worms that exhibit long‐range order at 40 % w/w solids. NMR studies enable calculation of instantaneous copolymer compositions for each phase during the BzMA polymerization. As the PBzMA chains grow longer when targeting PhBD80–PBzMA40, time‐resolved small‐angle X‐ray scattering reveals intermediate body‐centered cubic (BCC) and hexagonally close‐packed (HCP) sphere phases prior to formation of a final hexagonal cylinder phase (HEX). The HEX phase is lost on serial dilution and the aligned cylinders eventually form disordered flexible worms. The HEX phase undergoes an order–disorder transition on heating to 150 °C and a pure HCP phase forms on cooling to 20 °C.

https://ift.tt/38NoSFE

Source: https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/50880

##**Activities  **

###CRUCIBLE

• Currency rewards lockout at three, five, and seven wins no longer clear on ticket resets.
• Added a playlist tooltip to indicate that Cross Play must be enabled to access Trials.
• Trials passages now display a warning message if the player account owns a seven-win ticket.
• Added Third Person Camera Restricted tooltip and load screen hint to Trials, Elimination, and Showdown.
• Fixed an issue that prevented the Dead Cliffs map from loading correctly in Glory playlists.
• Removed Anomaly and The Dead Cliffs from Momentum Control rotation.
• Fixed missing string for Legendary Valor Triumph and corrected number of times that it requires reaching the Crucible Rank of "Legend."
• Crucible bounties for zone capture now apply to all Crucible modes.
• Rusted Lands: Fixed an issue where dynamic objects, like barrels or bricks with physics and hive exploding objects, were missing from this map.

###LOST SECTORS

• Improvements:

  • Adjusted the music in Legend and Master Lost Sectors to scale as lives and time begin to run out.
  • The "Darkness Zone" tendrils and sound will now play when players run out of revives in Legend and Master Lost Sectors, and in Grandmaster Nightfalls.
  • Players will now see a "No Revives Remaining" warning when out of revives in Legend and Master Lost Sectors, or in Grandmaster Nightfalls.
  • Players will no longer see "Revives: +0" when defeating Champions after the time limits have passed in Legend and Master Lost Sectors, or in Grandmaster Nightfalls.

• Fixes:

  • Fixed an issue where the post-game completion screen for Legend and Master Lost Sectors didn’t show any stats.
  • The Empty Tank Lost Sector on Tangled Shore now rewards the correct Exotics gear, in line with the other Lost Sectors' reward rotation.
  • Excavation Site XII: Fixed an issue where the barrier at the entrance in Legend and Master difficulty had a gap that allowed players to go outside of the Lost Sector. This Lost Sector will enter active rotation again in a future season.
  • Added an energy barrier to the Scavenger's Den Lost Sector on EDZ, when playing on Legend or Master difficulty, to prevent skipping most of the encounters in the Lost Sector. This Lost Sector will enter active rotation again in a future season.

###STRIKES

• The Corrupted:

  • To reduce the overall length of the strike and make it less pain

Source: https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/50864

This Week at Bungie, we talk 30th Anniversary release, Moments of Triumph, Trials Labs (Freelance), and QOL updates!

Welcome to our final TWAB before the 30th Anniversary release. It’s an exciting time. Just a few more days stand between you and some fresh Destiny 2 experiences. We have some fun news to get through today, so let’s get to it! We’ll start you off with a recap of our Game2Give Charity announcement, some news on Trials: Freelance, and then a few fun patch notes previews.

##Third Annual Game2Give Charity Event!

Earlier today, our 3rd Annual Game2Give charity event kicked off! Between December 2 and December 15, we’re inviting the Bungie Community to join us in celebrating what we can accomplish together through games and generosity. This year, we have a wonderful stream marathon (which you’re also invited to participate in), and a few awesome charity rewards for you to receive as a thank you for your donations.

Hi-5 Heart Exotic Multiplayer Emote

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Altrux Pura Mk1 Exotic Ship

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We’re also planning some fun for a Bungie block to end the livestream marathon, so stay tuned for even more awesome announcements. Thank you, again, to all Guardians who’ve been doing their part to support the world at large. We’re excited to see what we can accomplish together through this charity event, and even further beyond.

Sign up to fundraise or donate today, and follow the event on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook!

##Trials Labs: Freelance

This weekend brings another round of Trials Labs to Destiny 2. While Freelance will be familiar, we also have a minor change to access requirements to get into Trials for the first time. Here’s a quick rundown from the team on what to expect:

> >Team: Hey all, we’ve got some Trials of Osiris quick hits ahead of the December holida

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##General Info

If you love Heist's cast of colourful rogues now, think how much more you'll love them after being stuck with them for ten days! In the Endless Heist event, you begin in the Rogue Harbour and are unable to leave except to run Contracts and Blueprints. Contracts no longer cost Rogue Markers to run, and Contracts and Blueprints are available in large quantities so that you can play Heists non-stop.

Your character starts with two level 1 Contracts in their inventory. The display case at the end of a Contract is guaranteed to drop another Contract, scaling its area level with your character level. Enemies can also occasionally drop Contracts. If you ever run out, Adiyah has a stockpile of Contracts she'll sell you for bargain prices. From area level 50 onwards, Contract display cases will also have a chance to drop a Blueprint. Quest Contracts and Unique Contracts will not be available in this event.

Just like Endless Delve, Lilly Roth has shown up to sell you gems and accept divination card turn-ins. You start with unique items and extra Scrolls of Wisdom, and you gain passive skill points, Ascendancy passive skill points, and Kitava's curses as you level up.

• Starting at Noon December 17 (PST) which is Dec 17, 2021 12:00 PM (PST)
• Ending at Noon December 27 (PST) which is Dec 27, 2021 12:00 PM (PST)
• Standard, Hardcore, Standard Solo Self-Found, Hardcore Solo Self-Found versions available.
• This event is voided. (Items and characters do not transfer to parent leagues at the end of the event)

####Demigod's Authority

The top five of each Ascendancy Class in all versions of the event will be awarded a Demigod's Authority. Each Demigod's Authority will display your event class rank. Changing your Ascendancy Class is disabled for the duration of the event.

####Atlantis Mystery Box

In the Endless Heist Event, you'll be automatically awarded an Atlantis Mystery Box for reaching level 50. This is a guaranteed prize that's only available once per account. Leveling multiple characters in the same event will not grant multiple mystery boxes.

####Random Draw Microtransactions

If you reach one of the level thresholds below, you'll a

None of this is financial advice:

UPDATE 6: To buy MMAT vs MMAX?

From a civic duty standpoint it’s better for the stock and free float to buy Canadian MMAX because you’ll directly shrink the float when the shares transfer over and from a selfish perspective it doesn’t matter. If enough people buy MMAX then it would circumvent darkpools and naked shorting and basically force the SEC to count retail buys against the MMAT free float. But IDK if my message will reach people. I got banned on Canadian investor and my message so far as fallen on deaf ears so who knows? Regardless, the squeeze itself should very likely occur due to NEGG mechanics I described.

UPDATE 5: Picking up Media Attention

MARKET INSIDER

UPDATE 4:

Looks like the CEO confirmed my hypothesis on Twitter check his 12/30 11:03 PM

George Confirms 1/21

UPDATE 3:

Back online thank you u/GETMONEYGETPAID

UPDATE 2:

AUTOMOD removed my post for linking you guys to the Canadians, I was trying to have you be able to ask the primary source for information and answer your questions… not promote another sub. I would really appreciate it if you could please ask the Mods to reinstate my post since I was just trying to answer people’s questions and got in trouble for doing so. Thank you ❤️

UPDATE:

This is the link to the Canadian side of the stock, $MMAX

It’s been proving that buying MMAX reduces the share float of MMAT when shares transfer over as per the SEC forms filed by insiders who made the share conversion.

Please talk to your Canadian counterparts here to learn their side of the story as well 🇺🇸🇨🇦

They can be found on Baystreetbets ———— None of this is financial advice:

Part 1 Game Mechanics

Videogame cheat code: When a foreign company reverse merges onto NASDAQ, foreign shorts have to cover their FTDs T+35 after it’s Options Chain Expires.

Major Point: The SEC doesn’t care about foreign short hedgefunds like they do American ones. Foreign hedgefunds are fair game.

Example: New Egg (NEGG) and Lianluo (LLIT). NEGG was listed on NASDAQ and LLIT was a Chinese OTC Ticker.

On October 25 2020 when news broke about the Lianluo Retahd LTD merger with NEWEGG, the stock went from 0.4$ to 4$ the next day, meaning the news caused shorts to start covering.

Lianluo Options chain e

Intro! Explosions! Woooo! We back at breakdowns y'all

Definitely remove that and rewrite it.

Hello Guardians, my name is u/PandaPaxxy. I am back!.. sort of. Did you miss me? I have a lot of work to do if I want to truly say I'm back, but who knows if I'll catch up on my backlog. But this is a small breakdown for the 30th anniversary update and I do miss making these for you.

If you haven’t seen my breakdowns before I do things a little differently. I will be organizing the new weapons by activity, weapon slot, and then alphabetically. That means the new 6 man activity, kinetic and then alphanumeric. Then comes energy for the same activity and so on.

Included in this one breakdown are MnK recommendations, Controller recommendations, and my own personal roll for the weapon I'm chasing.

I will not be linking my older breakdowns because my last one was Season of the Chosen...yikes.

Without further ado, let's start with the new seasonal content's perks. I hope you're as excited for this as I am. The Dares are so much fun, and the dungeon should be giving out incredible loot. (PS it's the first dungeon I've solo flawlessed).

New Perks:

Legacy PR-55 Frame - Customized frame with dramatically increased accuracy, stability, and targeting while hip firing. (Only on the BxR-55 Battler)

Blunt Execution Rounds - Damaging nearby combatants with melee abilities dramatically increases handling and damage. Expires after a short duration or the next shot. > Rolls on the BxR-55 Battler

Cold Steel - Powered Sword hits slow targets. > Rolls on Zephyr

Duelist’s Trance - Sword final blows grant increased charge rate, efficiency, and defense until this weapon is stowed. > Rolls on Half-Truths, Hero of Ages, The Other Half

Eager Edge - Gain increased Sword lunge distance immediately after switching to this weapon. > Rolls on Half-Truths, The Other Half

Golden Tricorn - Final blows with this weapon grant bonus damage. While this buff is active, grenade or melee kills of the same damage type greatly increase its damage and duration. > Rolls on 1000 Yard Stare, Matador 64, Retraced Path

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None of this is financial advice:

UPDATE 5:

I see those MMAX buys coming in you beautiful retards

UPDATE 4: To buy MMAT vs MMAX?

From a civic duty standpoint it’s better for the stock and free float to buy Canadian MMAX because you’ll directly shrink the float when the shares transfer over and from a selfish perspective it doesn’t matter. If enough people buy MMAX then it would circumvent darkpools and naked shorting and basically force the SEC to count retail buys against the MMAT free float. But IDK if my message will reach people. I got banned on Canadian investor and my message so far as fallen on deaf ears so who knows? Regardless, the squeeze itself should very likely occur due to NEGG mechanics I described.

UPDATE 3: Picking up Media Attention

MARKET INSIDER

UPDATE 2: CEO George Palikaras confirmed my hypothesis is correct!

Confirmation 1/21

UPDATE: This is being discussed on r/pennystocks

https://www.reddit.com/r/pennystocks/comments/rqwzl2/upcoming_catalyst_with_jan_2021_meta_options/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

As Canadians feel free to interact with your American counterparts and learn more about this issue

None of this is financial advice:

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IMPORTANT UPDATE:

Several people have messaged me and confirmed that MMAX converting to MMAT is counted by the SEC and has forced the float to reduce so it’s safe to say that my hypothesis is actually factual: Buying and holding MMAX shares will actually cause the MMAT float to drop when the MMAX shares convert over to MMAT, this has been seen with the CEO, his wife, Thomas Welsh and other insiders.

TLDR:

-Darkpool + Printing Synthetic Shares prevents MMAT purchases from counting towards reducing the float

-Buying and holding MMAX actually reduces the float when the shares transfer because the SEC has to manually do the share transfer

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Part 1 Game Mechanics

Videogame cheat code: When a foreign company reverse merges onto NASDAQ, foreign shorts have to cover their FTDs T+35 after it’s Options Chain Expires.

Major Point: The SEC doesn’t care about foreign short hedgefunds like they do American ones. Foreign hedgefunds are fair game.

Example: New Egg (NEGG) and Lianluo (LLIT). NEGG was listed on NASDAQ and LLIT was a Chinese OTC Ticker

After all of the DD, the research, and the sheer will and motivation I've witnessed from this sub, I finally have speculation of my own to share with you all! I know I haven't been active in the discussion surrounding the stock, Wall St, Citadel, corruption, etc as I am far too smooth-brained in these areas to participate. Although, I have absorbed this information to the best of my ability as I've followed it and have DRS'd shares of my own.

I've been an avid follower and researcher of crypto and blockchain technology for a very long time, as well as a newly aspiring Blockchain developer learning Solidity, the Ethereum blockchain programming language. This post will be a long one, but please bear with me. I think the developments with Loopring will change the entirety of gaming as we know it. In order to fully explain my speculative stance, I need to provide some blockchain education first. This partnership between Gamestop and Loopring isn't just good for the stock and the MOASS, but gamers and developers everywhere!

If you already know what NFTs are and how crypto generally works, you can probably skip to the 'What are Smart Contracts?' or 'Deeper Dive into NFTs' sections.

Disclaimer: Any of the projects or platforms I link here are for educational purposes only. I am not explicitly endorsing anything here, except for Loopring and how it will be transformational for Gamestop's future.

Now, lets start at the beginning...

What are NFTs?

NFTs, also known as Non-Fungible Tokens, are a tool that allows us to record and utilize unique data on a blockchain. Some of the most popular examples of NFTs can be seen coming from the art community. When NFT examples such as CryptoPunks and Bored Apes exploded in notoriety and value, people started to take notice. Sadly, art's grand debut into the NFT scene and the explosive prices that followed caused everyone to lose sight and excitement into what NFTs were, what they could be, and where they were headed. The crypto community did a poor job of breaking through this art craze, leading most people to simply mock them and "steal" NFTs by screenshotting them, etc. But a screenshot of an NFT is just a screenshot, not an NFT, and I will break down why.

At its core, an NFT is just unique data on a blockchain. Art NFTs work by linking to an image file stored in IPFS (aka InterPlanetary File System), as do most NFTs that need to link to data that cannot be or is impractical to store on a blockchain direct