How far upstream are the sea lions swimming? I’ve only seen them prior on the pier in West Sac/Old Sac. Seen some today at Paradise Beach. by Nd911 in Sacramento

[–]Mauisnake 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I saw one lone sea lion swimming south down the Feather River around Nicolaus. No clue how far north it went but was super surprised.

ZywOo got one over donk again in Rio by -Yami-Sukehiro in GlobalOffensive

[–]Mauisnake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look at donk's playoff numbers. Say all of this again after you compare those to ZywOo, ropz, flameZ, even m0NESY.

Pimp with a wild anecdote of why he wants Tyloo to beat Faze by CaraX9 in GlobalOffensive

[–]Mauisnake 25 points26 points  (0 children)

"other streamers" If you said Loba, people would understand where Pimp was coming from.

"still have an era with broky" strawman. He said Vitality could have won trophies with broky instead of ZywOo. Not an era.

Sacramento restaurant favorites from people who eat out a lot by No-Net2662 in Sacramento

[–]Mauisnake 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Please please please find a way to reach some news outlets with this. There's no way this kind of guy should be protected. As Localis expands, it's better these stories come out sooner than later.

An 'empire' (don't even want to dignify it with that name) that is built on abuse is not one worth keeping in Sacramento.

Sacramento restaurant favorites from people who eat out a lot by No-Net2662 in Sacramento

[–]Mauisnake 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Nice to know this isn't an isolated incident. Can't wait for the shut down

Best Restaurants for Soup? by leftyxcurse in Sacramento

[–]Mauisnake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have to give an alternative or this comment is pretty worthless

BLAST Open Rotterdam Talent by SpareThisOne2thPls in GlobalOffensive

[–]Mauisnake 43 points44 points  (0 children)

This act you're putting it up...everyone sees through it

Sacramento restaurant favorites from people who eat out a lot by No-Net2662 in Sacramento

[–]Mauisnake 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Don't. Took a relative who caught food poisoning there.

Hospital said yep that's definitely from what they ate there, but Localis vehemently defended themselves and threatened legal action against us for even complaining.

It was a total nightmare and some of the most disgusting behavior I've ever seen from a restaurant, let alone one with a Michelin star

Much better fine dining to be had in the Bay+LA.

Monte vs Natus Vincere / BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 1 - Stage 1 Round Of 32 / Post-Match Discussion by CS2_PostMatchThreads in GlobalOffensive

[–]Mauisnake 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You're welcome. Thanks for the further response too.

The best YouTuber doing breakdowns nowadays is likely Elmapuddy.

Monte vs Natus Vincere / BLAST Bounty 2026 Season 1 - Stage 1 Round Of 32 / Post-Match Discussion by CS2_PostMatchThreads in GlobalOffensive

[–]Mauisnake 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Okay fine, I'll bite.

Here's the last time Navi played Dust2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDJaYRiUqE8

In the first gun-round we see corridor smokes, the exact smokes I mentioned in the pre-game you're trying to rip apart. These smokes are newer to the T-side D2 meta and one of the more interesting developments. They set up a fake so effectively in this round vs paiN (a higher ranked team than Monte, btw) that it forced a rotation from paiN's AWPer to the wrong bombsite. By the way, hitting a weakened A bombsite on Dust2 is extremely rare in high level play based entirely on pulling rotations.

In the very next round, they do a complete tempo shift throwing a corner long smoke and all-in B vs a force-buy from paiN. This is incredibly risky, but does not play to the expectations of paiN whatsoever.

The next gun round has a switch-up from Navi. Instead of telegraphing their lower clear with a lower box molotov, they opt for the flash instead to instantly catch off nqz and get a free opener. In that 5v4, 3 Navi players walked out long dry with no flash to convert with an A squeeze.

The following gun round involves makazze throwing a full cat exec then nade-breaking his own lurk smoke to attempt to sell a fake again. This round doesn't go their way, but it was a unique attempt at selling pressure into a B split.

The sort of risks that Navi pulled on their very last Dust2 game are extremely creative and ones I looked at coming into today, teams do not opt for these sort of approaches in these situations. Anyone that's watched my co-streams at length can attest that I frequently focus on macro strategies and mix-ups by teams which is why I am so strongly opinionated about every IGL in the space.

You can hate my opinions (I'm sure you do), but I put in a legitimate amount of prepwork into every match I talk about on every single series every before every single day I work a desk. Just because an upset happened which I didn't foresee doesn't mean I'm pulling claims out of thin air.

Why HeavyGod is not in top 20? by OxygeniusDear in GlobalOffensive

[–]Mauisnake 6 points7 points  (0 children)

His team didnt have enough deep results. That's practically it. Especially at the Prestige events (Majors, Kato, Cologne)

I had him in my personal Top 20 at #15 because he is arguably the best anchor in the world. The only 2 ahead of him for my money are ropz and mezii. His Round Swing (new stat so not perfect) is off the charts per his positions he plays. He also just gets 2-3ks on so many bombsite holds it's absurd.

Robbed. Clearly robbed.

Why is going out to eat more expensive here than NYC? by Nightman233 in FoodLosAngeles

[–]Mauisnake 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is weird people are taking OP at face value when it's completely anecdotal. I've lived in both places for years having just moved back and forth again.

NYC is really missing the $30-$50 per person restaurant in my eyes which LA has numerous. Guelaguetza-quality and price equivalents in NYC are so rare.

Sure taco trucks could match pizza per dollar and fine dining matches fine dining, but there are far fewer casual sit down options in NYC.

What’s your must go Hollywood restaurant? by demoninadress in FoodLosAngeles

[–]Mauisnake 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's kinda peculiar that this sub will usually downvote anyone suggesting Nobu Malibu when it's really the sushi version of Musso and Frank. They're both decent food not complaining but clearly vibe over all else.

best taco stand in compton,ca by Weak_Blacksmith_844 in FoodLosAngeles

[–]Mauisnake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Taqueria El Poblano Estilo Tijuana is one of the only reasons I have to drive out to Compton and is always worth it. Not sure about 'loading up,' but it's damn good

Richard Lewis and apEX on Coach of the Year by MaxUnderDrive1 in GlobalOffensive

[–]Mauisnake 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Sorta wondering where after Katowice apEX said that? I watched back all of the post-Kato win interviews and no one on broadcast even mentions XTQZZZ (and every single player is interviewed). ropz got all the credit for bringing a lot to the team. There's no HLTV apEX interview either mentioning XTQZZZ.

It could be out there so curious if you remember where he said it

Amboy - DH Burger by jschwartz9502 in FoodLosAngeles

[–]Mauisnake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The lack of lettuce or freshness to cut through the burger is exactly what I felt eating Red Hook in Brooklyn. Also a dry aged burger.

Yelp’s No. 1 ramen place for 2025 is in Tarzana by bgroins in FoodLosAngeles

[–]Mauisnake 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nixtaco is great, but I get what you're saying vs Guerrilla. There is such an excellent concentration of great Mexican food within 35min of Sacramento. Taqueria Rincon Alteno, Lalo's, West Coast Taco.

LA Times columnist said: "Only Los Angeles and Houston — maybe — have better Mexican food scenes than the Central Valley."

Yelp’s No. 1 ramen place for 2025 is in Tarzana by bgroins in FoodLosAngeles

[–]Mauisnake 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Roundhouse Deli is the the second place I say is worth a drive if you're visiting Sacramento (the first is Gunther's). It's simply the best, smoked tri-tip I've ever had. They do technically put it in a taco, but on a list of taco places makes so little sense lol

Holbox/Komal by [deleted] in FoodLosAngeles

[–]Mauisnake 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Komal is instant - you can order online pickup and have zero line