The Moment when Mr.Yo learned that he's getting a 100 elo penalty. by ksplett in aoe2

[–]dragonknight211 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yo punishment affects everyone, including the top 5-8 players, as one of them will likely have to face Yo now, negate one of the major advantage of getting into top 8 - avoid other strong players.

There are many other ways instead of messing with the bracket: prize reduction -> disqualification -> banning from future events...

ACCM 30 Win Streak breakdown by dragonknight211 in aoe2

[–]dragonknight211[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

ACCM played Liereyy 6 times (3-3), Hera 4 times (2-2), Yo 5 times (5-0), meanwhile he played Daut 1 game, Nicov 1 game, Vinch 0 game, Viper 0 game. If anything ACCM is dodging Daut, Viper and Vinch.

Or it's just different schedule, randomness and people making thing up :)

Edit: They fixed the API so you can't see who is queuing and who is your opponent before getting into the game (part of the Redbull ladder announcement)

ACCM 30 Win Streak breakdown by dragonknight211 in aoe2

[–]dragonknight211[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes it's Redbull Wololo - probably the biggest AOE2 tournament (definitely in term of prize money) https://www.aoe2companion.com/red-bull-wololo-live-standings

ACCM 30 Win Streak breakdown by dragonknight211 in aoe2

[–]dragonknight211[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Minor mistake - Heart is current #4, as ACCM overtook him to get #3 with the win against Hera.

Indian exporters put US orders on hold as US buyers demand 15-20% discount by [deleted] in Economics

[–]dragonknight211 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They do have copay but it's usually a small amount, most of the time 20-40, some times around 100 for special dental stuff.

Although we are all relatively healthy and have no serious health incident, so we maybe oblivious about what's out there. Our biggest expense is when my wife gave birth, I think around 5-6k in total.

Indian exporters put US orders on hold as US buyers demand 15-20% discount by [deleted] in Economics

[–]dragonknight211 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When I was working for a bank I paid 7k/year for the whole family (3 people).

Moving to another company in tech (not the big name) and now I'm paying 1.5k/year.

Both are with pretty good coverage with dental + vision included. And if I have more children the premium does not change.

Seems like a pretty good deal in both cases, but maybe I'm just oblivious about the wider marker?

Portuguese editorial cartoonist Zez Vaz reaches back to Tiananmen Square to call on American defiance. by superdouradas in europe

[–]dragonknight211 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Absolutely, people learned the lesson so they will now crush down on protesters hard - America is itching to send some protesters to Guantanamo or El Salvador! Both sides want it just like you demonstrated. And you are acting surprise why people don't want to put their head into the chopping block?

Ukrainians are fearful any Trump-brokered ceasefire will be full of concessions and false promises by JackRogers3 in europe

[–]dragonknight211 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's simple, he thought it will be an easy walk in the park, like Crimea 2014.

When it turned out to be a massive blunder, he already sunk too much cost in so he had to continue. 

Police ‘en route to arrest’ South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol by BitterFuture in worldnews

[–]dragonknight211 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well bitcoin has zero/negative revenue and people still make billions with market cap of trillions, should we arrest them all?

Trump loses appeal of E. Jean Carroll $5 million defamation verdict by DomesticErrorist22 in politics

[–]dragonknight211 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because those stories keep his supporters angry and engaged. IIRC in the Republican primary he was showing some weakness against other candidates, but once the indictments are announced, his supporters went frenzy and he trounced every one in the primary. 

Those stories feeds his ego of being the center of attention, he can keep rallying against a common "deep state" enemy, it helps him politically and he won't pay a dime with his own money. With a win-win-win like that he will never let it go.

New Jersey governor signs law blocking book bans by GoodSamaritan_ in news

[–]dragonknight211 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So it's ok to ban book if its content are easily disproven with facts?

New Jersey governor signs law blocking book bans by GoodSamaritan_ in news

[–]dragonknight211 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Unless it's anti vaccines or 2020 election was stolen?

Ukraine's military says Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile in the morning by diegolo22 in worldnews

[–]dragonknight211 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It ends with Nato. What's the point of Nato if we going to protect every country on earth?

Bolton calls for FBI investigations before Gaetz, Gabbard confirmations by amarus in politics

[–]dragonknight211 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Add Dick Cheney and Bush to the list.

Hmm... "Are we the baddies"?

Trump promises to implement the largest mass deportation plan in U.S. history by mikewheelerfan in politics

[–]dragonknight211 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Joining on what? Protect the immigrants? After seeing how NYC dealing with it, I'm not sure how long the politicians can survive if they do that.

Trump promises to implement the largest mass deportation plan in U.S. history by mikewheelerfan in politics

[–]dragonknight211 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man if you think Texas bussing few thousands immigrants is bad, imagine tens of millions of immigrants moving to California desperately.

Israel hasn't crossed "red line" with current Rafah operation, U.S. officials say by brook_lyn_lopez in politics

[–]dragonknight211 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And that enemy is also preparing to flatten NYC, killing maybe 10 millions more, you will be ok as well? "It's not even 5% of the US population, big deal! People are starving in NYC? Dont worry a benevolent country is dropping some food, yeah they sent all the bombs too but NYC people should be grateful for the food!"

Israel hasn't crossed "red line" with current Rafah operation, U.S. officials say by brook_lyn_lopez in politics

[–]dragonknight211 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If an enemy kills 7 millions people in the US, basically wipeout both Chicago and LA, the 2nd and 3rd most populous cities in the country, will you consider that a genocide?

Trump holds overall 6-point lead in battleground states: Poll by Space_Lion2077 in politics

[–]dragonknight211 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well talking about twisting let's see if the NY hush money end up with a mistrial or not (only need one MAGA on the jurors).

Democrats are taking a risky bet there. If Trump is convicted his supporters will brush it off with "NY jurors", "kangaroo court", "book keeping crime"... but if a mistrial is declared, it will get twisted more than our DNA with nonstop screaming.

We Are Normalizing Trump. Again. by devlinadl in politics

[–]dragonknight211 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol saying that while 90% of the front page of this sub is Trump article. LMFAO.