Tootfinder

Are Counter-Strike loot boxes a form of illegal gambling? The NY Attorney General thinks so. Color me dubious.
https://reason.com/2026/04/07/new-york-wants-a-cut-of-counter-strikes-loot-boxes/

New York wants a cut of Counter-Strike's loot boxes
Attorney General Letitia James says they're illegal gambling. But the state seems more interested in untaxed revenue than consumer protection.

Valve has loot boxes‽
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/new-york-sues-video-game-developer-valve-says-its-loot-boxes-are-gambling-2026-02-25/

New York's AG sues Valve over its use of loot boxes, accusing the game developer of violating state gambling laws and threatening to addict children to gambling (Jonathan Stempel/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/n

All the talks in sync at 30 minute intervals. This is too short really. They either have to dive in with jargon I don't get to explain in depth, or barely manage to summarize before the time runs out. No time for Q&A at all which leaves you wondering why not just watch it on youtube?
There's a hall full of stands from corporations of varying evilness giving out useless tat with trademarks on it. People go mad for the loot. Seems to make people quite excited to get a pair of socks or a fidget toy. I leave them to it. Don't like talking to salespeople even if you get free socks with trademarks on them. I don't wear logos in general anyway.
The AI bootsterism is strong, but not omnipresent. Plenty of talks on team management or deployment or progress in non-amazon cloud systems or whatever. Even if they can only be quite surface-detail and lacking depth due to shortness.
It's like being in school really. Flowing from lesson to lesson. Mostly being taught things that will be irrelevent or are boring or are unlikely to ever really come up.
Short break before street party now.
#devWorld

From Knowledge Network: now streaming
Stuff the British Stole
Throughout its reign, the British Empire stole a lot of stuff. Today, the Empire’s loot sits in museums, galleries and private collections around the world. Journalist and podcaster Marc Fennell uncovers the messy histories behind these objects—and meets the people who want them back.

IDF Soldiers Say Commanders Turning Blind Eye to Lebanon Looting 'On a Crazy Scale' | Common Dreams
https://www.commondreams.org/news/idf-looting-lebanon

Loot von der #DeDeCo 2026 - inklusive von den Verpflegungsresten. :blobcatcookienom: #DeDeCo2026 #DeDeCo26

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #DonLettsCultureClashRadio
Tony! Toni! Toné!:
🎵 If I Had No Loot
#Tony!Toni!Toné!
https://choicecutsremix.bandcamp.com/track/if-i-had-no-loot-choice-cuts-reedit-1067
https://open.spotify.com/track/5oPRLER8bCQN3RFFVvLbTC

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #NewMusicFix
RIP Magic:
🎵 Loot (6 Music Session, 10 March 2026)
#RIPMagic
https://rip-magic.bandcamp.com/track/loot
https://open.spotify.com/track/5tWdiN3y2XaZJFbRww7GW7