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Mellow_Online1

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I’ve published a full breakdown of the Sunyu key-revocation meltdown - including archived posts, contradictions, and why innocent customers got caught in the crossfire.

One of the worst PR responses I’ve seen from an indie dev.

@steamsentinels.bsky.social

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SteamWatch - A Steam Meltdown Saga - Sunyu and Key Revocations

In a piece I wrote a couple of days ago (which you may have missed because Steam’s automated systems temporarily flagged it), we discussed a growing problem: developers revoking legitimately purchased...

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November 16, 2025 at 10:34 PM

arxiv cs.RO

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Sunyu Wang, Jean Oh, Nancy S. Pollard
Relative Contact Velocity-Controlled Hand-Object Mechanism for Dexterous Tool Manipulation
https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.25619

September 26, 2026 at 10:39 AM

Mellow_Online1

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Great news on the Sunyu situation: one of the users who was unfairly hit with a community ban has now had it overturned after reopening their ticket and presenting the evidence from @steamsentinels.bsky.social's forums of ban abuse.

Persistence works - this is why we’ve been tracking these cases.

November 17, 2025 at 11:58 PM

VirusSucks.com

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SARS-CoV-2 directly infects the inner ear and causes hearing dysfunction

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Article volume 45, Issue 4117251April 28, 2026
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SARS-CoV-2 directly infects the inner ear and causes hearing dysfunction
Xiaozhou Liu1,7 ∙ Yanjun Zong1,7 ∙ Kunpeng Liu2,7 ∙ … ∙ Zhengdong Zhao1 ∙ Chao Shan2,3,4 ∙ Yu Sun1,5,6,8 sunyu@hust.edu.cn … Show more
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SARS-CoV-2 directly infects the cochlea in K18-ACE2 mice
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SARS-CoV-2 infection induces apoptosis in spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs)
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Spike protein drives SGN apoptosis via stress granule dysregulation
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Epidemiological studies have revealed a correlation between severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and auditory dysfunction. Here, we demonstrate that intranasal infection of K18-ACE2 mice with four SARS-CoV-2 strains (original, Delta, BA.1, and BA.2) enables the virus to directly invade the inner ear, specifically targeting spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs), leading to increased phase separation and apoptosis in SGNs. Direct infection with different SARS-CoV-2 strains can cause intracellular phase separation and increased neuronal cell apoptosis. Overexpression of the spike protein, mediating viral entry into host cells by binding to cell surface receptors, induces the aberrant aggregation of GTPase-activating protein-binding protein 1 (G3BP1)-positive stress granules by inhibiting the mTOR signaling pathway. This mechanism drives phase separation in neuronal cells and ultimately results in increased apoptosis. Our study unveils an inflammation-independent pathway for SARS-CoV-2-induced hearing loss, centered on direct SGN infection and spike-protein-driven dysregulation of stress granules, thereby providing a critical theoretical foundation for developing targeted therapeutic strategies.

April 14, 2026 at 3:52 PM

arXiv cs.RO Robotics

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Sunyu Wang, Jean Oh, Nancy S. Pollard: Relative Contact Velocity-Controlled Hand-Object Mechanism for Dexterous Tool Manipulation https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.25619 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.25619 https://arxiv.org/html/2609.25619

September 24, 2026 at 6:44 AM

lennmuhammed.bsky.social

@lennmuhammed.bsky.social

Yow sunyu Borom orr b deh yow rekka tah, nyung laa nyaan nga jegal nyu sunj bakaar yu passewon, nang nyu jeggal sunj bakaar yui nyow.

March 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM

arXiv cs.RO Robotics

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Sunyu Wang, Jean Oh, Nancy S. Pollard: Relative Contact Velocity-Controlled Hand-Object Mechanism for Dexterous Tool Manipulation https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.25619 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2609.25619 https://arxiv.org/html/2609.25619

September 23, 2026 at 6:44 AM

Steamゲームリリース・セール情報

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Pyramid Game Demo #Windows #Mac が、配信開始されました。
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Steam：Pyramid Game

Pyramid Game inspires you to comprehend the real world in the game, hope you find your position in the pyramid early!

store.steampowered.com

March 11, 2026 at 10:31 PM

arxiv cs.RO

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Sunyu Wang, Arjun S. Lakshmipathy, Jean Oh, Nancy S. Pollard
Geodesic Tracing-Based Kinematic Integration of Rolling and Sliding Contact on Manifold Meshes for Dexterous In-Hand Manipulation
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12439

August 19, 2025 at 6:25 AM

arxiv cs.RO

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Sunyu Wang, Jean H. Oh, Nancy S. Pollard
The Foundational Pose as a Selection Mechanism for the Design of Tool-Wielding Multi-Finger Robotic Hands
https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.14158

September 24, 2024 at 6:01 AM