James Rees 🏴🇯🇵
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James Rees 🏴🇯🇵
@Yameus
Valleys lad, programmer and aspiring polyglot. Supports Welsh Independence. Dw i’n dysgu Cymraeg 日本語も勉強している👌 #Annibyniaeth #YesCymru
Wales Katılım Mart 2012
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Just caught up on the Riot Games Vanguard drama.
Yall cannot be serious right? The hate train against Riot's anticheat is obviously an attempt led by the cheaters to fool the masses into believing that Riot is 'bricking' consumer PCs. Most blatant form of public manipulation I've seen yet. They try to go the highground 'morality' route of how 'Riot shouldn't have control over consumer hardware' but that's not even remotely close to what Vanguard is and can do.
It's disgusting how many people's falling for this false narrative. Do yall have brains? Wake tf up you are literally getting manipulated by the cheaters into putting public pressure on Riot so that they can have an easier time cheating in competitive games.
For all their faults, the one good thing about Riot is that they have managed to keep the competitive integrities of their games up at a level far above industry standards, and they've managed to achieve that in the least obstructive way possible. Can anyone name a single instance where their non-cheating device stopped working after playing a Riot game? You can't. Because that's literally never happened.
Stop falling for the fake news, retards.
Riot Games@riotgames
Well, that escalated quickly. There’s been a wave of claims by cheaters about Vanguard “bricking” their PCs, so let’s 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 won’t work with our games, but your PC isn’t “bricked.” We would not, and cannot, impact your PC’s 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. We’ll keep investing in anti-cheat to protect competitive integrity, and we’ll keep being as transparent as possible about how those systems work.
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@Zinsonkim @nicole_clash And a few of them are virtualization tools lol, what do these bots think they do
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@nicole_clash @Yameus Ok... you proved our point with the top 3 companies. 2 of which are just scams. Some others check what our hardware is doing. Others are also invasive anti cheat. Thanks for showing us that you're an idiot. Keep sucking Riots cock.
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@IrrationalShuma @nicole_clash I am completely fine with players being affected by this. If there is any moral question in this at all, its that i feel companies should not be allowed to overreach outside of their userland.Riot = ‘we will gladly compromise customers just to prevent a quicksy wisksie no scope’
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@Yameus @nicole_clash That bricking the hardware of cheats sets a precedent that will create overreaching that hurts innocent people.
So morally you’re not okay with damaging someone whose doing wrong if it can effect innocent people.
Yet that’s not how this type of cheat works.
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@IrrationalShuma @nicole_clash Name one thing ‘moral’? In the argument, go on. Theres no morality argument
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@nicole_clash @Yameus Morality argument peddled by cheaters is so on point. That’s what x is tho, people not understanding something yet still having a strong opinion on it.
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@nicole_clash No, Im saying understanding this case wasn’t important for the point. Not that I cannot understand it, changing BIOS options isnt bloody hard… but you clearly do not understand my point. The set of what CAN be done by kernel level anticheat and what riot are doing are different
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@rosyyae Bricking your OS might ‘not’ be optional, you have no guarantee and thats the issue
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@nicole_clash Don’t know/care what this is. I just don’t think preventing ‘cheaters’ is worth another crowdstrike, why? I despise cheaters but I trust companies less. Especially with how many CVEs appearing with AI right now, yes lets not lock my front door
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@riotgames I dont think your ‘video games’ are ever worth these intrusive methods, especially with all the AI surface areas, get the f’ into userland and never fk with the os.
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Well, that escalated quickly.
There’s been a wave of claims by cheaters about Vanguard “bricking” their PCs, so let’s 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 won’t work with our games, but your PC isn’t “bricked.” We would not, and cannot, impact your PC’s 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.
We’ll keep investing in anti-cheat to protect competitive integrity, and we’ll keep being as transparent as possible about how those systems work.
Riot Games@riotgames
congrats to the owners of a brand new $6k paperweight
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@GackwrapSupreme @BluebriarArts I actually think non-cheaters who install this and get a bricked OS deserve it too
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@BluebriarArts I actually think cheaters deserve anything that happens to them
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This is an insane overreach of power!! If an anticheat detects you’re using a cheat device, it should shut down or suspend the game and report the suspected cheating, NOT INSTALL A VIRUS ON THE FUCKING COMPUTER you psychos
De Marke Gaming@demarkegaming
Riot Vanguard’ın son güncellemesi, DMA kullanan birçok SATA/NVMe hile cihazlarını kullanılamaz hale getirdi. 🔸 IOMMU uyarısından sonra cihaz tamamen kilitleniyor ve sorunun tek çözümü işletim sistemine format atmak.
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@Alicia_Bittle_ I guess If AI can just make up shit, everone can
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We have data to show that a baby’s epigenetic profile is extremely fragile and altered by all sorts of strange variables, even the stress level of its father.
We now even have evidence that eggs live in “communities” inside ovaries and the ones with better/more robust communities are healthier.
What influence would living frozen and alone for 30 years have on your genetic psyche?
Lancesico 🇱🇨@Bornakang
The world's oldest baby was born from an embryo frozen in 1994. Thaddeus Daniel Pierce is over 30 years old despite being born on July 26, 2025
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@TheLucyShow1 Oh god why is this hellspawn in my feed again, i wish this cringe would stop
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@nobody_etheth @kivi888888 Maybe true for the US, definitely true for Japan. UK not so, just decaying stone 😅
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@PeterStefanovi2 Oh yeah like how we taught students ‘email writing’ instead of engineering.
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BREAKING: Free AI training will be offered to every adult in the UK, with short courses to teach people how to use simple AI tools effectively in the workplace.
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
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@bluglothree @SeppLoL @alvierne It also drastically increases the chance of fraud, I’d rather be cheated in a ‘shitty video game’ than financially, but you enjoy your corpo slop
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@bluglothree @SeppLoL @alvierne Why are you defending it? You gain nothing. All these games still have cheaters regardless of this overbearing nonsense.
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Uninstalled google antigravity on first usage, trae has been smashing it then antigrav decides to hide the thinking suddenly, after it being visible. Honestly its a joke cursor can be bad but this is absolutely unusable. Googles models are great, all their other products suck
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@UpdatesFromYT @BBC Let me have an account opt out of any bbc content, I wont continue the sub if licence becomes required
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Today, we announced a new content partnership with the @BBC, centered on three core pillars:
▶️Investment in fresh YouTube-first programming which showcases the best homegrown storytelling and news from across the BBC
⛷️Collaboration to highlight BBC moments that bring the UK together, starting with the @milanocortina26 Winter Olympics in February
📚The launch of new BBC and YouTube creator skills and training programs to upskill and partner with creators and established TV producers at the BBC’s hubs across the UK
As part of the program and in support of the UK Government’s Creative Industries Sector Plan we’re joining forces with @NFTSFilmTV to host workshops for 150 media professionals, focusing on digital-first production
Learn more → bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
BBC Press Office@bbcpress
BBC Group and YouTube announce new strategic partnership to deliver more for audiences and support Creators across the UK Learn more ➡️ bbc.in/4qwCoTB
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@2030DEXV @Jamie_Shields27 @GameRiotArmy @YouTube I do not believe this is true, what does ‘live broadcast’ mean, twitch?, tiktok live? but its vague as hell (i could be wrong)
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@Jamie_Shields27 @GameRiotArmy @YouTube if you watch a live concert / or broadcast like news that are live or listen than you would need a licence , for songs , uploaded vids not, at least not for now
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Imagine needing a TV licence to watch YouTube. Don't even think about it BBC
BBC Press Office@bbcpress
BBC Group and YouTube announce new strategic partnership to deliver more for audiences and support Creators across the UK Learn more ➡️ bbc.in/4qwCoTB
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BBC Group and YouTube announce new strategic partnership to deliver more for audiences and support Creators across the UK
Learn more ➡️ bbc.in/4qwCoTB
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