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Deal Alert: Seagate Firecuda 8TB RGB Gaming Hub Hard Drive Is $118.99 at Gamestop and $200+ Everywhere Else

Filed Under: ENTERTAINMENT, IGN

Gamestop is offering some outstanding prices on a couple of Seagate external desktop hard drives. Ample storage space is one of the key necessities of your gaming platform of choice, whether it be your PS5 or Xbox Series X console or your gaming PC. SSDs might be speed kings, but they’re a lousy value when it comes to storage capacity. These Seagate drives provide lots of storage at an excellent price and look pretty sleek while they’re at it.

Seagate Firecuda 8TB RGB Gaming Hub

You’ll need a traditional hard drive instead of an SSD in order to get 8TB of storage for an affordable price, but you might as well get the fastest hard drive there is. The Seagate Firecuda 8TB Gaming Hub sports a USB 3.2 interface and a performance hard drive that spins at 7200RPM as well as fancy Razer Chroma-compatible RGB accent lighting. It also has USB 3.2 Type A and Type C ports as passthrough. It normally retails for over $200, but Gamestop has far and away the lowest price at only $138.99. Considering the fact that a regular ol’ non-RGB 8TB 7200RPM external hard drive usually costs more than this hard drive, you can see why this is a pretty sweet deal.

Seagate 8TB Game Drive Hub “for Xbox”

Let’s first make it clear that this hard drive is designed for the Xbox in terms of aesthetics only. The black and white color scheme matches well with the Xbox Series X and S consoles. There’s a standard, non-proprietary hard drive inside that can easily be formatted to be compatible with any platform that accepts USB, which is pretty much everything. The drive spins at 5400RPM, which doesn’t make it a speed demon, but that’s not very important when its main purpose is to back up large amounts of files and leave them there for long periods of time. It connects via USB 3.0 and has two additional USB 3.0 passthrough ports so you don’t sacrifice any ports. Gamestop has this drive for a mere $99.99, whereas everyone else has it for $180 or more. It’s obvious where to get this from.

Airlines Offering Refunds To Passengers Concerned About Flying With Unmasked Travelers

Filed Under: THE NEWS, Zerohedge

Airlines Offering Refunds To Passengers Concerned About Flying With Unmasked Travelers

Authored by Katabella Roberts via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours),

Airline passengers who are concerned about flying alongside unmasked people will now be offered refunds, among other things, after a federal judge last week struck down the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) mask mandate on public transport.

Air travellers wear masks waiting to board a Southwest Airlines flight at Oakland International airport in Oakland, California, on April 9, 2020. (Shannon Stapleton/Reuters)

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby told the “TODAY” show on April 21 that the airline will be flexible with customers who are immunocompromised and who do not want to fly alongside passengers who are not wearing face coverings.

“All of our customers should feel free to wear a mask and many of them are,” Kirby said. “For customers like that, that are immunocompromised or that have other concerns or issues … we are working with those customers if they really don’t want to fly to find them another option, give them a credit, or if they just don’t ever want to fly again, [we are] actually willing to give them a refund.”

A United spokesman told The Associated Press that customers, except those on the lowest-priced “basic economy” fares are able to delay their travel plans for any reason without having to pay an extra fee. The spokesman added that passengers with special circumstances should call the airline’s customer service number.

Meanwhile, American Airlines CEO Robert Isom told AP that while his company hasn’t yet seen many refund requests following the mask mandate removal, it is assessing its policies and asking passengers to contact the airline’s reservations office, adding that, “we will make sure that we accommodate them in an appropriate fashion.”

Passengers, almost all wearing masks, board an American Airlines flight to Charlotte, in New York City, on May 3, 2020. (Eleonore Sens/AFP via Getty Images)

An American Airlines spokeswoman pointed to the airline’s policy which allows refunds for refundable tickets and credit for the value of unused non-refundable tickets. But customers who have purchased a less pricey “basic economy” ticket since April 1 will not be entitled to a refund or ticket change, the spokeswoman explained.

A Delta Air Lines spokesman said customers who want to cancel their upcoming trip in light of the mask mandate removal need to get in touch with the airline, noting that decisions on how to handle these requests will be made on a case-by-case basis.

Elsewhere, Alaska Airlines said in a statement that it respects customers’ decision to continue wearing masks onboard flights.

The flight carrier said it would “work with guests on a case-by-case basis if they’re not comfortable flying,” according to Simple Flying, while Southwest Airlines will continue to allow all passengers to cancel tickets and receive flight credit instead.

The move by airlines comes after U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle ruled on April 18 that the CDC failed to justify its decision to impose the mandate and had exceeded its authority.

It also, inappropriately, did not seek public comment before imposing the order, Mizelle said, noting that public comment, in this case, is necessary because the mandate would “constrain their choices and actions via threats and civil and criminal penalties.”

The Justice Department announced on April 20 that it is appealing the ruling.

Elsewhere during Kirby’s interview with “TODAY,” the United CEO pointed to HEPA filters onboard flights that remove around 99.97 percent of particles in the air, noting that a plane is “literally one of the safest places you can be.”

Kirby added that he believes mask mandates on flights will be unlikely to come back anytime soon, saying that the Justice Department’s appeal “is mostly about jurisdiction.”

Tyler Durden
Mon, 04/25/2022 – 20:20

Deal Alert: Seagate 8TB Game Drive Hub Hard Drives Starts at $99.99 at Gamestop and $200+ Everywhere Else

Filed Under: ENTERTAINMENT, IGN

Gamestop is offering some outstanding prices on a couple of Seagate external desktop hard drives. Ample storage space is one of the key necessities of your gaming platform of choice, whether it be your PS5 or Xbox Series X console or your gaming PC. SSDs might be speed kings, but they’re a lousy value when it comes to storage capacity. These Seagate drives provide lots of storage at an excellent price and look pretty sleek while they’re at it.

Seagate 8TB Game Drive Hub “for Xbox”

Let’s first make it clear that this hard drive is designed for the Xbox in terms of aesthetics only. The black and white color scheme matches well with the Xbox Series X and S consoles. There’s a standard, non-proprietary hard drive inside that can easily be formatted to be compatible with any platform that accepts USB, which is pretty much everything. The drive spins at 5400RPM, which doesn’t make it a speed demon, but that’s not very important when its main purpose is to back up large amounts of files and leave them there for long periods of time. It connects via USB 3.0 and has two additional USB 3.0 passthrough ports so you don’t sacrifice any ports. Gamestop has this drive for a mere $99.99, whereas everyone else has it for $180 or more. It’s obvious where to get this from.

Seagate Firecuda 8TB RGB Gaming Hub

If you want your hard drive to step up its game, then consider this drive, also heavily discounted at Gamestop. The Seagate Firecuda 8TB Gaming Hub sports a USB 3.2 interface and a performance hard drive that spins at 7200RPM as well as fancy Razer Chroma-compatible RGB accent lighting. It also has USB 3.2 Type A and Type C ports as passthrough. It normally retails for over $200, but Gamestop has far and away the lowest price at only $138.99. Considering the fact that a regular ol’ non-RGB 8TB 7200RPM external hard drive usually costs more than this hard drive, you can see why this is a pretty sweet deal.

Daily Deals: 10% Off Nintendo Switch Bundle with Animal Crossing: New Horizons and Aloha Edition Case

Filed Under: ENTERTAINMENT, IGN

For a limited time, Dell is offering the Nintendo Switch Animal Crossing Edition console, complete with the actual game and the matching case, for almost 10% off. Since this particular themed console has never been discounted anywhere else, this is a solid deal. Alternatively, you can also pick up an Xbox Series S console at Dell and pay only $18 for a second controller. In other deal news, save $50 off the excellent HyperX Cloud II wireless gaming headset, the EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 FTW3 Ultra GPU with an additional 2GB of VRAM is finally back under $1K and the new MacBook Pro 14″ with M1 Pro chip is $250 off.

Nintendo Switch Animal Crossing Console with Game

This is a convenient bundle for those who want the Nintendo Switch Animal Crossing themed gaming console, the Animal Crossing: New Horizons game, and the official Animal Crossing Aloha Edition carrying case. It’s also cheaper than buying each item separately (the game retails for $60 and the case retails for $25). This themed Switch console is, in my opinion, the best looking and most thought out design of the themed Switch consoles. In addition to the exclusive pastel blue and green Joy-Con controllers, both the Switch dock and the rear of the Switch chassis features cute Animal Crossing designs.

Xbox Series S Console with 2nd Controller

Dell is offering the Xbox Series S gaming console (which comes with one wireless controller) bundled with a second Xbox wireless controller for only $317.99. That’s basically paying $18 for that second controller. Considering the Robot White controller normally runs about $60, that’s a great deal if you were planning to pick up a second controller anyways.

HyperX Cloud II Wireless Headset

For Switch, PS4/PS5, PC

The HyperX Cloud II is one of the best wireless gaming headsets under $200. It features a tough aluminum frame, big 53mm drivers capable of simulating 7.1 surround sound, plush memory foam earcups for maximum comfort even during long gaming marathons, a detachable noise-cancelling boom mic, and up to 30 hours of wireless battery life.

EVGA’s Best RTX 3080 12GB GPU for Only $999.99

RTX 3070 Ti and RTX 3090 also available

This is EVGA’s best edition, the “FTW3 Ultra”, with a massive 3-slot triple fan cooler and an overclocked 1800MHz boost clock speed (compared to the 1710MHz boost clock speed on the 3080 FE) and an extra 2GB of VRAM (12GB vs 10GB on the 3080 FE). The 3080 is significantly more powerful than the previous generation’s champ: the 2080 SUPER. This is the card you want to get if you plan to game at 4K or 1440p with very high framerates. The RTX 3080 Ti and 3070 Ti models are also available at the lowest prices this year.

2021 Apple MacBook Pro 14″ M1 Pro Laptop

Amazon is offering the lowest price we’ve ever seen on the 2021 Apple MacBook Pro 14″ laptop equipped with the new powerful Apple M1 Pro chip and a gorgoues 14.2″ Liquid Retina XDR display. The Apple M1 chip is a bona fide speed demon that offers better performance while generating less heat and consuming less power than any of the Intel chips that Apple used in previous models, as well as the previous M1 chip. It’s paired with a 14-core GPU, 16GB RAM, and 512GB SSD.

Lenovo Legion RTX 30 Series Gaming PCs in Stock

Extra 15% off with Lenovo coupon code: LEGIONDT15

The Lenovo Legion gaming desktops are often very highly rated for their build quality. People generally like the fact that Lenovo does not use proprietary components in their rigs, so future upgradeability is much easier done here than in other prebuilt PCs. Lenovo gaming rigs generally also utilize solid cooling, especially for the CPU, even if you opt for the base models. Lenovo gaming PCs are usually very expensive, although seasonal discounts signficantly drop the price. Because of their popularity, they’re also usually very difficult to find in stock.

Alienware m15 R6 RTX 3070 Gaming Laptop

Score an Alienware m15 gaming laptop equipped with an RTX 3070 video card for only $1529.99 after a whopping $800 in instant savings and a 10% off coupon code. The RTX 3070 found in this laptop has a TDP rating of 125W (115W + 10W dynamic boost), which is higher than the RTX 3070 TDP rating you’ll find in most other gaming laptops. Higher TDP means more power is supplied to the graphics card, and that directly equates to better performance in games. Most laptops are willing to sacrifice gaming performance in order to conserve power and reduce heat, allowing for thinner laptop designs with more basic cooling. Alienware laptops, however, prioritize gaming performance first and foremost. The video cards are more powerful, the proprietary “Cryo-Tech” cooling is more effective at cooling the components, and the main tradeoff is more weight.

Alienware m15 15″ RTX 3050 Ti Gaming Laptop

This is the lowest price you’re gonna get for an Alienware gaming laptop. This is an RTX 3050 Ti with 90W TDP (80W + 10W dynamic boost). The RTX 3050 Ti is a little bit more powerful than the previous generation’s GTX 1660 Ti, plus it offers DLSS support. It should handle 1080p gaming at high settings on most games without a hitch.

Dell G15 15″ RTX 3060 130W TGP Gaming Laptop

This Dell G15 Special Edition laptop comes equipped with an 11th generation Intel Core i7 processor, 16GB of RAM, and a 512GB SSD. The RTX 3060 is more powerful than the typical RTX 3060 found in most other gaming laptops, thanks to its 130W TDP (115W + 15W Boost). That makes the GPU as good as the ones you’ll find in the Alienware m15 and m17 gaming laptops. At these price, and complemented with the rest of these specs, that’s an excellent deal for a very gaming-worthy laptop.

48″ and 55″ LG C1 4K OLED Smart Gaming TVs

Supports 4K @ 120Hz for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X gamers

This is the lowest price we’ve seen for both the 48″ and 55″ LG C1 OLED TVs. If money isn’t an object, OLED TVs are considered the best TVs you can buy right now. Compared to traditional LED LCD TVs, they offer better image quality, deeper blacks, better contrast ratio, wider color gamut, and super fast response times. They excel at both gaming and viewing 4K HDR content. In terms of general usability, they consume less power and they’re very thin and sit flusher against the wall. Amongst OLED TVs, the LG C1 is oft considered the flag bearer; it’s the one TV that all other OLED TVs are compared against. The LG OLED TV boasts several generations of optimizations under its belt and the latest C1 model is future proofed with technology like HDMI 2.1 (4K @ 120Hz), variable refresh rate, G-SYNC, the newest LG A9 Gen4 processor and a revamped webOS smart TV interface.

New Apple AirPods Pro Noise-Cancelling Earbuds

This is the newest generation model with the MagSafe compatible wireless charger. The AirPods Pro is considered one of the best noise-cancelling in-ear headphones you can get, especially for under $200. The noise cancellation is considered to be even better than the Bose Quietcomfort because of the natural noise isolating design of the in-ear earbuds. If you don’t care much for the AirPod Pro’s noise cancelling feature and you’re on a budget, the new 3rd gen Apple AirPods 3 with MagSafe compatible charging case is also on sale today. And even that’s still a bit too much of an overspend for you, the AirPods 2 with wired charging case is on sale for under $100.

Apple Watch Series 7 and SE

The Series 7 is Apple’s latest and greatest watch. Today, both the 41mm and 45mm models are heavily discounted on Amazon (cheaper than Black Friday). The biggest upgrade the Series 7 has over the Series 6 is the display. It has the same always-on Retina display, but it’s 20% bigger and features a more crack-resistant front crystal screen. It also adds on even more health-related features, like measuring your blood oxygen or taking an ECG. If the Apple Watch Series 7 is out of your budget and you don’t think you’d make much use out of the health features, the newest Apple Watch SE is also on sale today at the lowest price ever. This affordable smartwatch features a Retina OLED display, Aple S5 chip, optical heart rate sensor, fall detection, and an always-on altimeter.

Alienware AW3423DW 34″ QD-OLED Gaming Monitor

The first QD-OLED panel on the market

After much anticipation, Dell is now offering the Alienware AW3423DW 34″ QD-OLED gaming monitor for $1299.99 on its website. Although by no means inexpensive, this is the first ever QD-OLED monitor we’ve seen and thus the price point is surprisingly reasonable for the new tech. Undoubtedly due to the hype, it has been going in and out of stock throughout the day, so don’t hesitate if you’ve been waiting for this release. If you don’t put your order in now, you’ll have to wait a very, very long time to receive it; estimated ship date has already been pushed back to June.

HP Victus RTX 3060 Ti Gaming PC for $975

This is far and away the lowest price we have ever seen for a prebuilt gaming PC equipped with an RTX 3060 Ti GPU. Once you hit the product page, you’ll have to select “RTX 3060” for $250 and a “500W Power Supply) for $50. You can buy the system as is, or you can choose to add a few more choice upgrades. You certainly have leeway with this super cheap price.

ASUS ROG RTX 3080 Gaming Desktop PC

One of the least expensive pre-built RTX 3080 equipped gaming PCs on the market has been discounted by an additional $300 today at Best Buy The price is quite a surprise because ASUS ROG gaming PCs are generally considered to be better built than your average prebuilt PC with quality components and a slick gaming aeshetic. This particular model is equipped with an unlocked 11th generation Intel Core i7-11700KF processor, 16GB of RAM, 512GB SSD, and a 2TB HDD for extra storage.

ASUS Vivobook 14″ Laptop w/ WQXGA+ OLED Display

This ASUS Vivobook laptop has one of the best laptop displays we’ve seen, especially at this really low price. The 14″ OLED display sports a 16:10 WGXGA+ (2880×1800) resolution with a 100% DCI-P3 color range and Pantone color calibration. It’s paired with an Intel Core i5 processor, Intel Iris Xe graphics, 8GB RAM, and 256GB SSD. It even has a Thunderbolt 4 port.

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Daily Deals: Get $5 Off Your First Amazon App Order of $10 or More

Filed Under: ENTERTAINMENT, IGN

Amazon is offering a nice incentive for those of you who shop at Amazon but have never used the Amazon Store app. This is a great opportunity for you to try out the app and see why it’s an easier way to make purchases from a small mobile device. In related news, you can also buy a $50 Apple Gift card and score another bonus $5 Amazon credit. All models of Apple AirPods as well as the newest Apple Watches are also on sale, at the lowest prices we’ve ever seen. If you’re a PS5 owner, there’s a 2TB PS5-compatible SSD that’s finally gone under the $200 threshold. These deals and more below.

Get $5 Off Your First Amazon App Order of $10+

Note: Scan the QR code on the landing page to get the coupon

This is essentially free money for those of you who have yet to use the Amazon app. Sign up for the Amazon app and get $5 off your first in-app purchase of $10 or more. No strings attached. The Amazon app is a very easy way to make your purchases on Amazon from a mobile device. This is an instant discount instead of cashback, so you’d be getting $5 off your order total during checkout. In addition to being able to buy items more easily from your mobile device, the Amazon app features real-time tracking and delivery notifications, 360° product views, live chat support 24/7, and a built-in price alert.

Buy a $50 Apple Gift Card, Get $5 Amazon Credit

Promotional credit will be listed at last step of checkout

Amazon is offering a free $5 credit when you purchase a $50 Apple gift card. The Apple gift card can be used to redeem pretty much anything on Apple’s site, including products, accessories, apps, games, music, movies, TV shows, and more. Spend it on in-app content, books, subscriptions and even iCloud storage to secure files from all your Apple devices. You can use it to pay for in-app currency in games like Genshin Impact on your iPad or iPhone.

New Apple AirPods Pro Noise-Cancelling Earbuds

This is the newest generation model with the MagSafe compatible wireless charger. The AirPods Pro is considered one of the best noise-cancelling in-ear headphones you can get, especially for under $200. The noise cancellation is considered to be even better than the Bose Quietcomfort because of the natural noise isolating design of the in-ear earbuds. If you don’t care much for the AirPod Pro’s noise cancelling feature and you’re on a budget, the new 3rd gen Apple AirPods 3 with MagSafe compatible charging case is also on sale today. And even that’s still a bit too much of an overspend for you, the AirPods 2 with wired charging case is on sale for under $100.

Apple Watch Series 7 and SE

The Series 7 is Apple’s latest and greatest watch. Today, both the 41mm and 45mm models are heavily discounted on Amazon (cheaper than Black Friday). The biggest upgrade the Series 7 has over the Series 6 is the display. It has the same always-on Retina display, but it’s 20% bigger and features a more crack-resistant front crystal screen. It also adds on even more health-related features, like measuring your blood oxygen or taking an ECG. If the Apple Watch Series 7 is out of your budget and you don’t think you’d make much use out of the health features, the newest Apple Watch SE is also on sale today at the lowest price ever. This affordable smartwatch features a Retina OLED display, Aple S5 chip, optical heart rate sensor, fall detection, and an always-on altimeter.

Razer Anzu Smart Glasses

These Razer smart glasses retail for a ridiculous $199.99. Fortunately, they’re on sale today for a much more reasonable price of $59.99. The Razer Anzu glasses comes with two types of interchangeable lenses; blue-light filtering lenses for PC use and polarized lenses for outdoor use. They also feature a built-in mic and bluetooth speaker for hands-free calling.

Crucial P5 Plus 2TB M.2 PCIe Gen4 SSD for $199.99

Lowest priced PS5-compatible 2TB SSD ever

Crucial’s newest P5 Plus series PCIe Gen4 x4 M.2 SSD meets all the requirements for your PS5 SSD upgrade. It supports transfer speeds of up to 6,660MB/s, well above the 5,000MB/s minimum threshold. No heatsink is included but you can buy a cheap PS5 compatible heatsink on Amazon and put it on yourself (it’s super easy).

MSI GeForce RTX 3080 GPU for Only $969.99

This is easily the best price we’ve seen for an RTX 3080 video card since launch. At this price point, the RTX 3080 is a better value than the 3080 Ti, which costs at least $300 more at reputable vendors. The performance gap between the 3080 and 3080 Ti is about 3%, hardly noticeable. The 3080 is significantly more powerful than the previous generation’s champ: the 2080 SUPER. This is the card you want to get if you plan to game at 4K or 1440p with very high framerates. Because other RTX 3080 cards are still selling for at least $1200, it’s very unlikely that this model will stay in stock for very long.

EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti GPU for Only $1299.99

This RTX 3080 Ti is only $100 more than the MSRP of the reference model RTX 3080 Ti FE. This is EVGA’s best edition, the “FTW3 Ultra”, with a massive 3-slot triple fan cooler and an overclocked 1800MHz boost clock speed (compared to the 1665MHz boost clock speed on the 3080 Ti FE). Arguably, this is worth the $100 price premium over the FE model.

PNY GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GPU for Only $588.99

The RTX 3060 Ti is the best value you’ll get if you want to pick up a new RTX 30 series GPU. The RTX 3060 Ti performs on par with the previous generation’s champ, the RTX 2080 SUPER. It’s signficantly more powerful and less than $100 more than the next video card down, the RTX 3060. It’s also only slightly less powerful and almost $200 cheaper than the next card up, the RTX 3070. This card will easily handle games at up to 1440p, it’s more than good enough for VR gaming, and you’ll be able to push 144Hz or even 240Hz at 1080p.

WD Easystore 5TB USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive

This portable hard drive adds more storage to your PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. Portable drives are much smaller than their desktop hard drive siblings and require no additional power other than the obligatory USB port.

Nintendo Switch Sports with Free Water Bottle

If you want to pick up a copy of the upcoming Nintendo Switch Sports game, Walmart is the place you should get it. The game itself isn’t discounted, but you do get a free branded steel water bottle. No other legitimate vendor has the game for cheaper, so this is the best deal you can get right now.

HP Victus RTX 3060 Ti Gaming PC for $875

This is far and away the lowest price we have ever seen for a prebuilt gaming PC equipped with an RTX 3060 Ti GPU. Once you hit the product page, you’ll have to select “RTX 3060” for $250 and a “500W Power Supply) for $50. You can buy the system as is, or you can choose to add a few more choice upgrades. You certainly have leeway with this super cheap price.

48″ and 55″ LG C1 4K OLED Smart Gaming TVs

Supports 4K @ 120Hz for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X gamers

This is the lowest price we’ve seen for both the 48″ and 55″ LG C1 OLED TVs. If money isn’t an object, OLED TVs are considered the best TVs you can buy right now. Compared to traditional LED LCD TVs, they offer better image quality, deeper blacks, better contrast ratio, wider color gamut, and super fast response times. They excel at both gaming and viewing 4K HDR content. In terms of general usability, they consume less power and they’re very thin and sit flusher against the wall. Amongst OLED TVs, the LG C1 is oft considered the flag bearer; it’s the one TV that all other OLED TVs are compared against. The LG OLED TV boasts several generations of optimizations under its belt and the latest C1 model is future proofed with technology like HDMI 2.1 (4K @ 120Hz), variable refresh rate, G-SYNC, the newest LG A9 Gen4 processor and a revamped webOS smart TV interface.

15% Off Instacart Gift Card

Score a $100 Instacart gift card at Best Buy for only $85. Instacart is an online service that delivers groceries from your local neighborhood right to your door; you’ll never have to step foot into any grocery store. Depending on your location, you can even get same day delivery within 2 hours of ordering. For us gamers, that saves us lots of time.

Dell XPS RTX 3060, 3060 Ti, and 3070 Gaming PCs

Dell is offering deals on XPS gaming PC equipped with an 11th gen Intel Core i7 processor and your choice of RTX 3060, RTX 3060 Ti, and RTX 3070 video cards. The RTX 30 series video cards are getting a bit easier to find, but most vendors (including reputable ones like Amazon) are still charging for hundreds of dollars over MSRP. If you’re building out an entire new gaming PC, in most cases you’ll still save a lot of money going the prebuilt route, especially since Dell is offering an unbeatable price for a solidly built, warrantied gaming rig.

ASUS ROG RTX 3080 Gaming Desktop PC

One of the least expensive pre-built RTX 3080 equipped gaming PCs on the market has been discounted by an additional $300 today at Best Buy The price is quite a surprise because ASUS ROG gaming PCs are generally considered to be better built than your average prebuilt PC with quality components and a slick gaming aeshetic. This particular model is equipped with an unlocked 11th generation Intel Core i7-11700KF processor, 16GB of RAM, 512GB SSD, and a 2TB HDD for extra storage.

ASUS Vivobook 14″ Laptop w/ WQXGA+ OLED Display

This ASUS Vivobook laptop has one of the best laptop displays we’ve seen, especially at this really low price. The 14″ OLED display sports a 16:10 WGXGA+ (2880×1800) resolution with a 100% DCI-P3 color range and Pantone color calibration. It’s paired with an Intel Core i5 processor, Intel Iris Xe graphics, 8GB RAM, and 256GB SSD. It even has a Thunderbolt 4 port.

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C4 “Frozen Bombsicle” Zero Calorie Energy Drink

Note: Use Amazon Subscribe & Save checkout to get this deal

This deal is always popular with the IGN crowd when it comes along. C4 energy drinks usually cost about $2-$3 apiece at your local convenience store. On sale you might be lucky to find them for about $1.50. This deal lets you score a 12-pack for only $11.20. That’s less than $1 per can. Each can contains 150mg of caffeine and a bunch of other stuff to keep you energized and hydrated. You won’t be getting any unnecessary calories either, since this is a zero-calorie zero-sugar drink.

Canada Will Soon Be Offering Doctor-Assisted Death For People Who Are Mentally Ill

Filed Under: THE NEWS, Zerohedge

Canada Will Soon Be Offering Doctor-Assisted Death For People Who Are Mentally Ill

Canada is working to determine who, if anyone, should be offered doctor-assisted death as a result of mental illness. In other words, it’s doctor assisted suicide. 

Doctor assisted death is mostly prominent in people who have terminal illnesses like cancer, The National Post reported last week. Moving into doctor assisted death for mental illness raises a whole new host of questions. 

Dutch psychiatrist Dr. Sisco van Veen notes that with cancer, something inside the body can be seen, but “in psychiatry, really all you have is the patient’s story, and what you see with your eyes and what you hear and what the family tells you.”

Mental disorders lack “prognostic predictability”, which can make determining suffering near impossible. 

As Canada moves closer to legalizing doctor-assisted deaths for people with mental illness whose psychological pain has become unbearable to them, “difficult conversations” are ahead, Veen told the National Post. 

In March 2023, Canada will become one of just a few nations that allow medical aid in dying, or MAID, for mental illness like depression, bipolar disorder, personality disorders, schizophrenia, PTSD.

Dr. Grainne Neilson, past president of the Canadian Psychiatric Association and a Halifax forensic psychiatrist said: “I think there’s going to be lots of uncertainty about how to apply this in March 2023. My hope is that psychiatrists will move cautiously and carefully to make sure MAID is not being used as something instead of equitable access to good care.”

The argument developing over MAID for mental illness is robust. Many in the mental health field think that mental illness is never irremediable and there’s always hope for a cure. Others say “there still exists a profound lack of understanding about, and fear of, mental illness, and that the resistance reflects a long history of paternalism and unwillingness to accept that the suffering that can come from mental illness can be as equally tormenting as the suffering from physical pain.”

The Canadian Parliament has moved past whether MAID should be offered to those who are eligible, and is now studying how it should be assessed. 

The National Post described how the idea has made its way through Parliament:

That decision formed the impetus for Canada’s MAID law, Bill C-14, which allowed for assisted dying in cases where natural death was “reasonably foreseeable.”

In 2019, a Quebec Superior Court justice ruled the reasonably foreseeable death restriction unconstitutional, and that people who were intolerably suffering but not imminently dying still had a constitutional right to be eligible for euthanasia.

In March 2021, Bill C-7 was passed that made changes to the eligibility criteria. Gone is the “reasonably foreseeable” criterion and, as of March 17, 2023, when a two-year sunset clause expires, MAID will be expanded to competent adults whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness.

Tyler Durden
Sun, 04/10/2022 – 16:00