giving the world cup to the usa was a stupid decision.
this tournament was supposed to bring the world together. instead weâre talking about shootings, visa issues, travel restrictions and whether fans from certain countries will even be able to attend
Cuando VALVe estaba al borde de la quiebra y Gabe Newell fue a pedir ayuda para lanzar Steam, el 99% de la industria le dijo que no, que perdĂa el tiempo. No fueron una o dos empresas. Fueron todas. Lo cuenta el propio GabeN en el documental del 20Âș aniversario de Half-Life 2.
Ahora esa misma industria llora porque quieren parte del pastel que su propia incompetencia y arrogancia les impidiĂł ver.
Excepto VALVe, nadie pensĂł a largo plazo. Nadie se jugĂł la empresa y el patrimonio personal contra una industria sin visiĂłn. Nadie apostĂł por tratar a sus clientes como personas.
Por eso CEOs como @TimSweeneyEpic y compañĂa se la pasan despidiendo gente en masa mientras buscan nuevas formas de exprimir y abusar de los jugadores, en vez de construir una comunidad de verdad.
Steam no es un monopolio. Es la recompensa por hacer las cosas bien cuando nadie mĂĄs tuvo cojones.
Well, that escalated quickly.
Thereâs been a wave of claims by cheaters about Vanguard âbrickingâ their PCs, so letâs clear that up: Vanguard does not damage hardware or disable your devices.
The photo we posted is a picture of cheat hardware devices that are sold explicitly for cheating in VALORANT (not normal PCs or PC components). Through our latest updates, Vanguard now makes those devices worthless for VAL, but does not in any way brick PCs or PC components or PC software.
Our latest update enforces standard platform security features, like the Input-Output Memory Management Unit (IOMMU), on accounts identified as using Direct Memory Access (DMA) cheating devices. These protections are already part of modern systems and when enabled, they block DMA cheat devices (such as those shown in the photo) from accessing memory in downstream applications, like our games.
If a cheat setup continues attempting to cheat after those protections are enabled, the system may generate hardware faults or instability. This is expected behavior under IOMMU when attempts are made to read protected memory.
Disabling IOMMU allows the cheat device to function again, but IOMMU will still be required to play our games. This means the cheat device wonât work with our games, but your PC isnât âbricked.â We would not, and cannot, impact your PCâs functionality in any other fashion.
This functionality only applies to systems attempting to use DMA cheat devices, and players who are not using DMA-based cheat setups are not affected.
Weâll keep investing in anti-cheat to protect competitive integrity, and weâll keep being as transparent as possible about how those systems work.
hi guys đ
this was a hard decision for me because im both polish/american, and embrace both sides. Ultimately, I chose to represent Poland as my Dad did in the Olympics, and he was the one who introduced me to league in the first place. Thank you and I hope you can support me!
Edward Snowden, speaking in 2015:
"When you say I don't care about the right to privacy because I have nothing to hide, that's no different than saying I don't care about freedom of speech because I have nothing to say, or freedom of the press because I have nothing to write."