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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 02/10/2026

For reference, this is what it looked like in 2001:

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 02/10/2026

Glad they kept the old voice acting in DW3R

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 25/09/2026

I do like the way they've redone the short animations for Dynasty Warriors 3 Remastered

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 24/09/2026

Discord ban in the Philippines lasted for just one day because they forgot everyone including government agencies rely on it.

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 16/09/2026

TIL some trains in South Korea have library carriages.

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 15/09/2026

It's going to be a long year.

An image showing how Yanbu, and more broadly the oil from the Middle East, is critical for the global economy.

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 14/09/2026

Not a Coldplay concert this time, but a Jam Hsiao concert in Hangzhou, China.

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 14/09/2026

Trump has only declared victory in the Iran war once this month. Concerning.

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 09/09/2026

Nintendo confirming an exclusive feature for the Brazilian Portuguese market.

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 04/09/2026

You’ll never guess which country was the only one to vote against the proposal

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 04/09/2026

Anyone that says a twitch streamer is their #1 priority, and not going after the fascist Trump administration that holds all the real power and is enacting policies that negatively impact everyone, should not be part of an "opposition" party. They won't give the working class an inch.

Headline: Moderates have one goal: Make Hasan Piker a 2028 liability

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 04/09/2026

It takes you 20 paragraphs to get to the part of the article where they admit that Mamdani isn't paying the influencers and the reason they are posting videos of the stuff Mamdani is doing is because people are interested in watching it.

The mayor’s office says that it does not pay the influencers. Still, their proximity and access to a figure as popular as Mr. Mamdani can help increase their own social media following and, by extension, potentially put them in a position to attract paid content sponsorships from commercial brands. Some influencers said that when they feature Mr. Mamdani, the videos get more likes and viewers watch longer.

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 04/09/2026

Anyway, here’s the current discussion in the US regarding China and AI. www.scmp.com/news/us/arti...

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 02/09/2026

Meanwhile, Scientist returnees to China have surged from 31 in 2004 to 1,409 in 2022, totaling nearly 10,000 returnees — more than half from the U.S. scceichinabriefs.substack.com/p/chinas-sci...

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 02/09/2026

We partnered with Media City Qatar to examine growing demand for Japanese games in the GCC. We found JP games with localization & local GCC support generated a 33.2% uplift in GCC sales share over prior non-localized franchise entries. FREE Download Here: nikopartners.com/bulletins-wh...

rom Japan to the GCC: Paving Pathways to Localize Games and Hardware - Research Brief by Niko Partners

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 02/09/2026

Here's the same chart as the OP but excluding hardware and accessories just to focus on software and subscriptions. Same overall trend with the average annual revenue per PlayStation active user increasing by 65% between FY18 and FY25, reaching 27,233 Yen / around $170.

Same as OP but without hardware and accessories.

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 02/09/2026

FY19 includes through to March 2020, with Covid leading to a boost in active users. Main drivers here are the transition to higher PS+ tiers, higher spending on game software and DLC / MTX, higher prices for hardware etc. This chart will explain the software side where spending has exploded.

Chart that shows revenue growth for PlayStation across physical games, digital software, add on content and Subscriptions.

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 02/09/2026

I did the math on this and average annual revenue per PlayStation active user has grown from 23,580 Yen in FY2018 to 37,485 Yen in FY2025, which is around $230. An increase of 59% over that period. Although growth was flat over the past year or two.

Chart showing total annual PlayStation Monthly Active users compared to average annual revenue per MAU.

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 01/09/2026

It always reminds me of that video of a guy being violently arrested at an airport who yells "you’re treating me like a f-ing black person" They very much understand who the system is "meant to punish" and their racism justifies it as correct, which is why they are so shocked when it turns on them.

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 30/08/2026

It's also worth noting that these centrist Democrats have not called out Laura Loomer (Trump's right hand woman) for her comments against progressive Democrat Angie Nixon. Jeffries rushed to defend a Republican bigot like Randy Fine though. It really says a lot about where their priorities are.

Laura Loomer's racist attack against Angie Nixon.

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 29/08/2026

In case it wasn't clear, here is economist Francisco Rodríguez saying that this "deal" will only generate tax value for Venezuela that represents 4.7% of the sale price. That's less than half the royalty rate it received when US friendly dictator (Juan Vicente Gómez) sold out to US oil companies.

Text reads: President: according to your figures, this agreement will generate tax revenues of just $3.22 per barrel of Venezuelan oil. This represents 4.7% of the current price, and less than half of the royalty rate contemplated in concessions granted by Juan Vicente Gómez.

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 28/08/2026

The proof (which all the tech bros are parroting right now) is that there were 200 accounts on twitter with low engagement and negligible reach that posted about how AI data centers are pushing up electricity prices for Americans. No evidence it's China is provided. Unrelated image attached

household electricity prices have increased rapidly since 2022.

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 27/08/2026

When Stan culture for historical figures goes too far

MOSCOW (Reuters) - An argument over the theories of 18th century philosopher Immanuel Kant ended in a man being shot in a grocery store in southern Russia.
RIA news agency quoted police in the city of Rostov-on-Don as saying a fight broke out between two men as they argued over Kant, the German author ofiCritique of Pure Reason", without giving details of their debate.

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 25/08/2026

Interesting piece from @tparsi.bsky.social on how traditional US allies, while hardly being fans of Iran, are more afraid of the US and glad that Iran has been able to thwart their war ambitions somewhat. "What we are seeing is a world yearning for balance." tritaparsi.substack.com/p/why-so-man...

As one official from a traditional American ally told me: “Had it not been for the resilience of the Iranians, Trump would likely have attacked Cuba by now and perhaps even annexed Greenland.”

It is important to understand that these sentiments have little to do with Iran. I have detected little sympathy for the Islamic Republic at the government level, although the situation appears different among general public. Rather, these sentiments are rooted in naked self-interest.

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 25/08/2026

As an aside, there already are actual events you can attend if you do want to watch this lol

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 25/08/2026

Time to bring back robot wars / BattleBots

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 22/08/2026

The cops after they catch the leaker

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 22/08/2026

They upgraded to fire fighters

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 22/08/2026

I still don’t get why a Tennis robot wouldn’t just be on wheels / a moving platform or something, but this is still technically impressive given where humanoid robots were just two years ago.

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 22/08/2026

For those unaware, the World Humanoid Robot Games is currently ongoing in Beijing where over 2,000 robots are competing across 51 events. It’s basically a way to benchmark / stress test current performance levels.

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 22/08/2026

My favorite part of these videos is the “paramedics” coming out at the end to cart them away.

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 22/08/2026

Yeh but you don’t need missiles and morale when you have faith.

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 21/08/2026

Checking in on the UK where 70% of England is in a drought and how they're tackling it... www.telegraph.co.uk/money/consum...

Asian and Muslim communities have been told to wash their rice and feet less in a water-saving push.

Ofwat, the water industry regulator, has been criticised for funding “bizarre” guidance targeting ethnic minority households.

It used £270,000 of billpayers’ money for a research initiative that used a celebrity chef to teach Southeast Asians how to cook and wash rice with less water.

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 21/08/2026

China's university entrance exam may have its issues, but it's typically better than the way other countries do it.

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 21/08/2026

China manufacturing TikTok really has me wanting to buy precision CNC machining.

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Daniel Ahmad @zhugeex.com · 21/08/2026

As an aside, Kuaishou isn't a gaming company. They're a short video company like TikTok (Douyin). They recently got into the game development scene in a similar way that TikTok did through acquisitions. But TikTok is too mainstream, I go to Kuaishou to see the real China.

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