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Forbes
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Forbes
After 13 Years The ‘Dota 2' Spring Forward Patch Fixes Its Oldest Bugs
Dota's oldest bug gets fixed. A major new Dota 2 patch, known as the Spring Forward update, has launched and it fixes some of the most annoying issues in the game, including one bug that has been around for 13 years. The new update is mostly focused on fixing issues and adding major quality of life improvements, which players will no doubt be very tankful for given how long it has been since we had a patch like this that deals with some of the smaller but annoying issues in the client. However, the biggest talking point is the fact that a 13 year old bug with neutral creeps has been fixed. The bug, which at this point many assumed was a feature, saw neutral camps replay their death animations if you gained vision a short time after they had been taken down. This indicated the camp had recently been farmed, meaning many thought it was extra information for players, but it has actually been a bug that hasn't been fixed for 13 years, until now. Elsewhere, the update adds some major quality of life changes such as improved performance, a new UI for settings, and more information about items and your team's items being available easily. As far as quality of life patches go, this is one of the biggest we have seen in years, which is no doubt going to greatly improve Dota 2 as a whole. Another area to get major changes is the Ability Draft game mode, which now gets heroes to draft as well as abilities, as well as major additions that have been missing such as facets and, of course, a ton of bug fixes. FEATURED | Frase ByForbes™ Unscramble The Anagram To Reveal The Phrase Pinpoint By Linkedin Guess The Category Queens By Linkedin Crown Each Region Crossclimb By Linkedin Unlock A Trivia Ladder Rounding out the update are the 7.39 patch notes, which bring a ton of balance changes to heroes and some new neutral items to play with. A big focus seems to have been tweaking or removing facets that have made some heroes very strong, while buffing ones that get little use. The biggest examples include Nature's Prophet, Clockwerk and Monkey King, who all get brand new facets that will have a major impact on their pick rates. Other changes in the patch notes include some tweaks to the Dota 2 map, that while not major will change the way it feels to move around, and a massive list of new neutral items, including one that is almost like a free Divine Rapier that gives you more damage but effectively disappears when you die holding it. The full patch notes contain all the info you could possibly need.
Yahoo
08-03-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Daylight Saving Time 2025: It's time to spring forward in California.
Daylight Saving Time is Sunday, and California and most of the United States are getting closer to spring forward. Here's what you need to know about Spring Forward this year. California and other participating states turn clocks forward an hour on the second Sunday in March, during the spring. Daylight Saving Time ends on the first Sunday of November in the fall of each year. That's when states turn clocks back an hour. In the U.S., clocks will officially spring forward at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 9, 2025. More: What would daylight saving time ending mean for California? See the time changes When Daylight Saving Time begins, we lose an hour of sleep: Our clocks "spring forward" and are turned ahead an hour at 2 a.m. In the fall when DST ends, clocks "fall back" an hour in November. That is when people gain an hour of sleep. California residents will have to remember to turn their clocks ahead by an hour before going to bed Saturday evening, with daylight saving time beginning at 2 a.m. Sunday. The annual "spring forward" exercise means the weekend will be an hour shorter than usual. As always, fire officials and other health agencies urged people to use the time change as a reminder to check smoke alarms and replace the batteries if necessary. It is also a good time to reset timers on outdoor lights and lawn sprinkler systems. Some standard rules from fire departments and other officials governing smoke detectors include: Install smoke detectors on all floors of your home or apartment. If the devices are hardwired into your electrical system, be sure to have a backup battery-operated smoke detector in case of a power outage. Mount alarms high on walls, at least four to 12 inches from the ceiling. Never paint over a smoke detector. Use a vacuum cleaner to remove lint or dust. Test the smoke detectors regularly. If the smoke detector "chirps" it is an indication of a low battery, which should be changed. The Automobile Club of Southern California also traditionally warns morning drivers to be on the lookout for pedestrians, since it will be dark for an hour longer in the mornings. The time change means California will shift into the same hour as most of Arizona, which does not switch to daylight saving time. Hawaii also stays on its standard time, meaning the islands will be three hours earlier than Los Angeles for the next half year, instead of two hours. Clocks fall back on Sunday, Nov. 2, in 2025. In an interview with Time Magazine, author Michael Downing cited his book, "Spring Forward: The Annual Madness of Daylight Saving Time," to explain how Amtrak and the railroads were the main reason clocks change at 2 a.m. for DST. There were no trains leaving the station at 2 a.m. on Sundays in New York City when Daylight Saving Time was established. "Sunday morning at 2 a.m. was when they would interrupt the least amount of train travel around the country,' Downing said. As of July 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Transportation noted that only Hawaii and parts of Arizona do not participate in daylight saving time. The Navajo Nation is the lone exception in Arizona. The territories of American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands also don't participate. States may exempt themselves from observing daylight saving time by state law, in accordance with the Uniform Time Act. The entire state of California is in the Pacific Time Zone, also known as Pacific Standard Time. Visit to see the current time in any city in the state. On March 9, clocks will jump one hour ahead. In San Diego and other parts of far Southern California, that means the sun will rise just a few minutes after 7 a.m., according to Time and Date. The sun will set over San Diego around 7 p.m. throughout March. In Redding and other parts of far Northern California, the sun will rise at 7:30 a.m. and set at 7:10 p.m. on March 9. The Sunshine Protection Act of 2021, which was created to make Daylight Saving Time the new, permanent standard time, was unanimously passed by the U.S. Senate in 2022. However, it didn't pass in the U.S. House of Representatives. There is currently no news on when it will be readdressed and then signed into law. As of mid-February, there's no permanent end in sight to DST. What is daylight saving time saving? Hint: it may not actually be time or money No, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. "Many Americans wrongly point to farmers as the driving force behind Daylight Saving Time. In fact, farmers were its strongest opponents and, as a group, stubbornly resisted the change from the beginning," according to Old Farmer's Almanac reporter Catherine Boeckmann. "When the war ended, the farmers and working-class people who had held their tongues began speaking out. They demanded an end to Daylight Saving Time, claiming it benefited only office workers and the leisure class. The controversy spotlighted the growing gap between rural and urban dwellers," Boeckmann wrote. USA TODAY and City News Service contributed to this report. This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Daylight Savings Time change 2025? Clocks spring forward Sunday
