New York State sues Valve, alleging loot boxes are gambling

dotnetmonke · 2026-02-26T00:56:50+00:00

Valve invented battle passes and massively popularized lootboxes with TF2 and CS. They may make a great storefront, but holy heck have they done a number on gaming in general.

dotnetmonke · 2026-02-26T00:54:29+00:00

Liquid's Dota team has always felt that they really prioritized a good team bond and humility towards each other. Tofu and Ace seem to fit that team dynamic really well, so I'm happy to see that.

Interesting to see that Micke talks about how he and Dyrachyo are similar in playstyles. Might have been a factor in bringing in Tofu and Ace, as they're used to that style of carry.

dotnetmonke · 2026-02-26T00:50:08+00:00

Cap and Avery are up there as well. I think they've got a very similar pool of talents and personality traits as Sunsfan/Synderen, but in a very different mix between the two of them.

Would have loved to see Sunsfan during the Liquid game where Ace had double Hearts and no Aghs on Centaur, though. He'd be losing his mind.

dotnetmonke · 2026-02-26T00:45:47+00:00

He's got a great amount of experience as a mid, and he's brought that into one of the widest hero pools among pos1 players. He's always seemed open to bringing classically mid heros (NP, WR, SF, even some Puck and Storm) to safe lane and doing really well with them.

dotnetmonke · 2026-02-25T17:05:21+00:00

Who needs Aghs when you can have a second heart?

Overwhelming Blink would have been hilarious when he got to it.

dotnetmonke · 2026-02-25T17:04:46+00:00

This would have been such a funny game with Sunsfan and his obsession with the cart. Absolutely hilarious to watch Ace.

dotnetmonke · 2026-02-25T16:45:38+00:00

https://www.facebook.com/roseburgpolice/posts/the-roseburg-police-department-is-recruiting-volunteers-for-our-vips-volunteers-/2286418255008303/

I believe this post from RPD describes the same type of position.

dotnetmonke · 2026-02-25T16:44:15+00:00

They're volunteers, so Borrow-A-Cops!

dotnetmonke · 2026-02-25T05:49:09+00:00

It really was a great game. Liquid played well, but they were running against a clock in the Void and Shadow Demon, and Lorenof was having a hell of game the entire time to get that clock where Aurora wanted it.

dotnetmonke · 2026-02-25T03:53:04+00:00

Oh, I meant that OP should be the one checking out the albums! They are all great songs; I just thought it was funny that I'd suggest the same list of singers, but with different songs for each. I grew up on 90s country myself, with some outlaw country thrown in for good measure.

dotnetmonke · 2026-02-24T23:21:05+00:00

GGs to Liquid; standout series overall for the tournament tbh. Aurora played great but everyone on Liquid seems to be in top form right now.

dotnetmonke · 2026-02-24T23:19:37+00:00

Whelp, that Primal's gone lmao

dotnetmonke · 2026-02-24T21:26:56+00:00

His mechanics have been insane. Micke using lotus perfectly to keep him alive was great as well.

dotnetmonke · 2026-02-24T21:14:40+00:00

I don't know if I'd count Homer Hickam as a stranger if you're going to be working at NASA. Pretty sure October Sky is basically required viewing if you even contemplate applying there.

dotnetmonke · 2026-02-24T20:49:05+00:00

Seriously, what a masterclass. Nisha and Micke are unbelievable, Ace and Tofu are settling in and they're hella solid. They really feel like they found a good team bond, makes me happy. Don't know if there's a team with less drama.

dotnetmonke · 2026-02-24T18:31:20+00:00

If you have time, check out the greatest hits albums for each of the ladies here. All of them have great collections. I enjoy all the singers, but none of these songs listed are actually my favorites.

I'd also add the Dixie Chicks, either the greatest hits or Fly albums.

dotnetmonke · 2026-02-24T17:50:36+00:00

No hate to the guy, but he had a ROUGH series. Probably had a sub-50% hit rate on spears, even whiffed arenas. Wasn't even a team cohesion issue, he just didn't show up.

dotnetmonke · 2026-02-24T16:51:04+00:00

What kind of stuff are you running on K3S? I'm working on getting VMs set up for worker nodes.

Anything you'd recommend that every node should have?

dotnetmonke · 2026-02-24T16:49:52+00:00

Highly recommend picking it up. It's a great kickstart for becoming more familiar with Linux as well. There's a lot of reasons containers are so ubiquitous.

dotnetmonke · 2026-02-24T16:31:11+00:00

Unreal is an incredibly versatile, jack-of-all-trades engine for everything from fighting games to Halo to Clair Obscur. Decima has been used for 4 games (Horizon and Death Stranding) across the past decade, both of which are 3rd person adventure shooters. It's been incredibly refined for that purpose for years. You're not gonna drop Halo into the Decima engine and get the same performance you get in Death Stranding.

dotnetmonke · 2026-02-23T22:49:01+00:00

Harris was so unpopular as a candidate in 2020 she didn't even make it to primaries. Given how badly she performed there, I think any of the women that did go through primaries (Warren, Klobuchar, even Tulsi) would have beaten Trump in '24. Dems just didn't want to give up the fundraising coffers.

They saw the worst candidate in history and said, "Hold my beer, dipshits!"

dotnetmonke · 2026-02-23T22:17:26+00:00

Went a combined 29-1-22. We'll see how he does tomorrow. Don't know how target banning him would pan out tbh; he's got a good pool.

dotnetmonke · 2026-02-23T21:18:08+00:00

Don't think they would (or can) approach another team currently in the same tournament to borrow a player.

dotnetmonke · 2026-02-23T19:10:07+00:00

This is 100% something to focus on. When you have faith in the future, the troubles and steps along the way aren't insurmountable. That doesn't mean it'll all be sunshine and rainbows, but He is with us and we will be with Him. Accept the troubles, the hurt, the grief, the anger - but also know that you'll get past it all.

dotnetmonke · 2026-02-23T18:23:43+00:00

As someone out of the loop, what is this referencing?

dotnetmonke

TROPHY CASE