and when the state needs to shut down power use in an emergency its not the bitcoin farm that gets the power cut off, but the houses/apartments of working class people

theres a reason that there are so many nazi ss monuments in canada

activision published a 25 page study about skill based match making in call of duty multiplayer and the conclusion was that SBMM was better for everyone. turning off SBMM in A/B tests led to MORE quitting, blowouts and worse player retention

casual/non-competitive SBMM should still exist, but competitive/ranked modes specifically ruin games for me. league, dota, FPSes, it doesnt matter, once i start doing ranked matches and having to deal with a meta and best hero/weapon/whatever setup + making sure i play perfectly it becomes work and not a game anymore

hamas is gonna invade colorado like the opening of the original red dawn lol

i have to imagine that scully and mulder are going through a million x files offscreen that aren't supernatural and the ones that are supernatural become the episodes we see. its never said in the show, but thats my own justification for it

hey guys just started my job at crowdstrike and pushed a little update, gonna relax the rest of the day

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i saw somehow some usenet archives from 1985 and man nerds still complained about star wars then lol

gamers want everything to be photorealistic

game devs make women look realistic

every sports gambling app is like "hey if you sign up now you get $100 credit!! gambling is awesome!!! you HAVE to do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" and then they have the audacity to say shit like if you or a loved one has a gambling addiction heres a helpline or whatever

its not my kind of game, but im LOVING how the devs are using the games online capabilities. i read somewhere that they essentially have a tabletop rpg style DM who manages the events like this and its such a cool idea.

i just KNOW banning LED headlights would turn into a stupid culture war too