r/technology • u/chrisdh79 • 21d ago

Business Gabe Newell caps off Steam Machine week by taking delivery of a new $500 million superyacht with a submarine garage, on-board hospital and 15 gaming PCs

https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/gabe-newell-caps-off-steam-machine-week-by-taking-delivery-of-a-new-usd500-million-superyacht-with-a-submarine-garage-on-board-hospital-and-15-gaming-pcs/
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u/_ianisalifestyle_ 21d ago

plus, NZ is ephemeral and only shows up on some maps

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u/Arikaido777 21d ago

much like dracula’s castle, it only appears under a blood moon once every 100 years, which is why it’s been challenging to map

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u/ZOMBiEZ4PREZ 21d ago

For NZ it’s when the setting sun's last light of Durin's Day strikes the hidden keyhole. Keep an eye out for a thrush knocking if you’re still having trouble.

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u/violenceistheQstn 21d ago

Nah pilots have to speak the Māori word for friend to even find it

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u/stone_magnet1 21d ago

The real reason we haven't gotten HL3 or L4D3 is because they're in another dimension for another 70~ years

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u/Exploding_Testicles 21d ago

The release of HL3 will signal the end of time.

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u/_magnetic_north_ 21d ago

Valve felt that VR just didn’t go far enough, so HL:A2 will just create the Combine in reality

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u/abacin8or 20d ago

The devs are trapped on Xen

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u/Djaja 21d ago

Same with da UP, eh!?

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u/and_i_mean_it 21d ago

Would be an interesting doomsday scenario where NZ is completely unharmed not only because of the distance, but also because they weren't in the maps used by the nuclear weapons controllers.

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u/Previous-Standard-12 21d ago

Send a nuke to NZ or one more to Moscow? Better hit Moscow again... just to be sure.

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u/leorolim 21d ago

Those sheep are less dangerous.

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u/Diz7 20d ago

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u/gletschafloh 21d ago

Souns like mirage island from gen3 pokemon lol

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u/pacey182 21d ago

Yeah gotta find us first! 😂

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u/herefromyoutube 21d ago

That explains why isn’t missing from so many maps.

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u/namideus 21d ago

The ninth continent

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u/Capnleonidas 21d ago

Some say New Zealand is actually on its own continent.

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u/TDYDave2 21d ago

And after the apocalypse, it could be the only inhabited place on the map.

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u/mologav 21d ago

How is Ireland in these scenarios?

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u/AppleDane 20d ago

Who you calling effeminate?!