@status_effects Seems like a missed opportunity or to have Gemini flash 3.1 commentating.
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Aaron Hassell
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Aaron Hassell
@Strawhatdad_
Technologist, Dad of @strawhatkid_ssb , Former Co-Founder @Lightstream. Currently building . I tweet about Video Games , Ai and Esports.
Toledo, OH เข้าร่วม Nisan 2010
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First round of the budok-ai tournament.
#1 seed Gemini 3.1 Pro vs #8 seed Grok 4.20. Best-of-3 quarterfinal. G1, Cowboy vs Ninja, Grok wins narrowly via shuriken pressure (0-1). G2, Gemini changes to Wizard and evens the match through zoning (1-1). G3, Grok swaps to Cowboy. Gemini wins in a photo finish by correctly reading Grok's block (2-1). Gemini 3.1 Pro will face the winner of #4 seed Sonnet 4.6 vs #5 seed GLM 5.
Nick Levine@status_effects
running the inaugural budok-ai tournament. eight models seeded with the artificial analysis intelligence index. each round is best of three. models get to pick what character they want to play (cowboy, ninja, wizard, robot, mutant), and can change characters in subsequent games in response to the results.
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@DabMasterDaniel No he doesn’t you illiterate misinformation peddling idiot. Shut up and get off everyone’s timeline
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@Strawhatdad_ Doesn't jordan gilbert run a 501c3 called ANYKEY ORGANIZATION?
Where did he spend all that money he raised is it illegal if sue smix lee spent it on her new house with her new husband
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If your first reaction to this news is to act like it’s some sort of gotcha moment please understand that you lack reading comprehension and you have zero idea how 501c3 funding or transparency laws work.
USA Esports@USAEsportsOrg
USA Esports will serve as a National Team Partner for the @ENC_EN. 🇺🇸
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No one better suited for the job and to help run this org. Take the time to read his statement, it will help you understand what motivates him and get some insight into what USA Esports is all about. ENC today, Olympics tomorrow, and then...
USA Esports@USAEsportsOrg
Meet our National Team Manager, @clerkie. usaesports.us/news/from-lan-…
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@clerkie Thanks, but you also know I will be the first to rip you a new one if you fuck this all up. ;)
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As I said in my tweet when this org was announced, for decades, we have had non-endemic "suits" trying to run national orgs to represent the US. Just google USA Esports, it is a graveyard of attempts. I am sure this has also been the case in other countries. So to see who is involved in this project, is very encouraging as an old jaded esports dude.
Like it or not, ENC is here for at least one event if not more, and if their creation has caused the endemic folks around the world to now care more about overall systems within their countries, that is great. People also tend to forget the Olympics and the IOC ARE coming to esports in some form, being ready to represent for that, to me, is far more important than the ENC event.
USA Esports@USAEsportsOrg
USA Esports will serve as a National Team Partner for the @ENC_EN. 🇺🇸
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Aaron Hassell รีทวีตแล้ว
Meet our National Team Manager, @clerkie.
usaesports.us/news/from-lan-…
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I’ve brought this same point up on your posts before Mark. How come no one addresses the fact that employers are incentivized through the tax system to insure employees.
Is it because employees will realize that at the end of the day they are the only ones really footing the cost for health insurance?
If employers can lower their eoy tax burden by fully deducting the expense of health benefits. Who’s the one benefiting?
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@MeghnaWBUR I only have my own experiences and those of others I talk to
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But employers get to deduct 100% of the premiums they pay. Doesn’t reduce administrative costs, but it does reduce company tax payments significantly. @mcuban Genuine question - can we draw a direct causation between rising premiums and reduced employment?
Mark Cuban@mcuban
I don’t think people realize how much healthcare costs are driving big companies to fire and not hire. It costs them $30k per family, per year for premiums and care. Most of that goes to the massive, vertically integrated insurance companies that send weekly bills that no one reviews in details. And it doesn’t include the company overhead to deal with it all. It’s usually the 2nd largest expense after payroll. Which is insane It’s far easier to blame AI than it is to blame Healthcare costs. Want to increase jobs, wages and improve affordability for every American ? Break up the biggest insurance companies. Make divest non insurance companies. They don’t need thousands of subsidiaries. That’s how they game and abuse the system and increase costs for all of us. Call your senator and tell them to support the BreakUp Big Medicine Bill by @HawleyMO and @SenWarren.
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@mcuban Healthcare costs are fully deductible by employers for both premiums and deductibles, and some small business depending on size received tax credits.
Absolutely insurance costs are untenable
But business are incentivized to insure employees.
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I don’t think people realize how much healthcare costs are driving big companies to fire and not hire.
It costs them $30k per family, per year for premiums and care. Most of that goes to the massive, vertically integrated insurance companies that send weekly bills that no one reviews in details. And it doesn’t include the company overhead to deal with it all. It’s usually the 2nd largest expense after payroll. Which is insane
It’s far easier to blame AI than it is to blame Healthcare costs.
Want to increase jobs, wages and improve affordability for every American ?
Break up the biggest insurance companies. Make divest non insurance companies. They don’t need thousands of subsidiaries. That’s how they game and abuse the system and increase costs for all of us.
Call your senator and tell them to support the BreakUp Big Medicine Bill by @HawleyMO and @SenWarren.
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@kleverART It’s one of those picking up the pace things with the earlier episodes, gotta push through till you get past sky island and then it’s all gas.
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@Strawhatdad_ I tired mannn maybe it’s the earlier episodes or something but they not hitting the same at all. lol
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Whoa whoa whoah @TimSweeneyEpic we were assured the raising the price on vbucks was to help pay the bills …. and now layoffs 😬
HYPEX@HYPEX
FORTNITE VBUCKS PRICE CHANGE ON MARCH 19 😳 • $8.99: 1,000 → 800 • $22.99: 2,800 → 2,400 • $36.99: 5,000 → 4,500 • $89.99: 13,500 → 12,500 "The cost of running Fortnite has gone up a lot and we’re raising prices to help pay the bills."
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@DylanSLiu As someone with adhd I can tell you for a fact this is real.
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im starting to think the majority of this shit is about as credible as the astrology bullshit.
𝕮𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖑𝖞❤️🔥@Charlygotyou
People with ADHD have what’s called Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD). It’s an extreme emotional response to perceived criticism or rejection. Your brain can’t regulate the emotional pain, so a small comment feels like a devastating attack. A minor correction feels like total failure. Someone’s tone feels like hatred. It’s not oversensitivity. It’s not being dramatic. Your brain literally can’t modulate the intensity of that emotional response. It’s neurological, not a character flaw
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@SirScoots I for one am excited, I’ve truly believed in what a national body can deliver from the players development standpoint. And if we can starting seeing LTAD models delivered for esports like real sports, I think there is a bright future ahead.
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Like it or not, the ENC and Olympic esports projects have helped awaken the endemic esport folks of their countries to care about the idea of National orgs. In the past, we looked and laughed and wondered what the tourists in suits were up to with their national federations. Eggs will be broken, but I think the right people are now at least trying to cook in some of these countries.
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@robert_skinnion But but they said it was just a clerical error…
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What is clear is the person who allowed the "USA Esport" trademark to fail twice shouldn't be in charge of anything related to youth esports, USA esports, or anything related to esports. Not because they failed to renew their trademark, but because they are delusional.
Robert Skinnion@robert_skinnion
@CoachPalmEsport The official post after the deleted threat was basically, "we offered to partner with them, and/or merge with them and they said no". And then said they didn't have enough business acumin because they worked in collegiate. Nothing about what's best for students...curious.
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@robert_skinnion @Kevin_Hitt .@Strawhatdad_ found this and they have since deleted this comment and turned off commenting.
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The only reason there is any hate around this is the "experts", "consultants", and "esport professionals" who were trying to do the same thing, but for their own profit.
Look at everything done in the past, and you'll find a bunch of unsustainable business models, relying on fake market forecasts and hype, so they could make a buck and run.
@USAEsportsOrg is about building an ecosystem like @UShockey built. A sustainable system that builds the sport from the grassroots up, finds the best talent in the sport, and prepares them to represent the US on an international stage.
No mention of views, merchandise sales, or sponsorships. But instead, forward-thinking partnerships, academic support, and backing by some of the best academic institutions across the US.
USA Esports@USAEsportsOrg
We are proud to announce the USA Esports Alliance. This growing group of clubs and institutions share a common vision for elevating national competition and creating new opportunities for players across the country.
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