Comment Stop putting part of the comment in the subject bo (Score 1) 250
x.
Comment 20 bad years (Score 0) 101
Playstation: 20 years of the most awful gamepads out there!
Comment Re:Wait, 314 million per year? (Score 1) 161
Are you kidding me? IE's interface is utter shit, as bad as Chrome. At least on Firefox you can set it up to a modicum of normalcy, especially with the Classic Theme Restorer add-on.
Comment Re:Wait, 314 million per year? (Score 2) 161
Nowadays it's not called UI, but UX. Maybe that has something to do with the fact that interfaces are turning into shit.
Comment Re:also, Flash in non-default browser only (Score 1) 267
In such a case it might be easier to use one of the many available plugins to disable flash during everyday use and flip it on when needed. plus you don't have to install a separate browser for one plugin.
Comment Re:OpenBSD (Score 1) 267
So is there a point to using OpenBSD if you install flash?
Is there a point to using any operating system, or any software at all, that lacks features you need? Flash is still sadly a major component of the web. Certainly not as major, and its importance is definitely fading, but it is still essential for using many sites at full-feature. less than 5 years ago flash-driven uploaders were all the rage. A lot of video sites have not transitioned to HTML5 video. Many games still require flash, and this "workaday" setup seems very games-centric. (government work?)
I'm curious and open to the fact that there is almost certainly something I haven't considered
A few reasons I can think of: automatic ZFS on root, ports system, and stability. Also, it's arguable (I lack any technical grounds for this statement) that BSD does a better job of "compartmentalizing" processes than Linux, so if you have to run Flash there might be no better way to do so.
Comment Been there, done that (Score 3, Interesting) 101
So, just like any of the countless ARM-based Android mini-PCs that are already out there right now. Except this is quite more expensive.
Comment Re:More detailed ratings are a good thing (Score 1) 642
They sweep it under the rug because most violent crimes in Sweden, particularly rape, are committed by the tiny minority of Muslim immigrants -- and no one wants to be labeled a racist or xenophobe.
Sweden Considers Adding "Sexism" Ratings To Video Games 642
An anonymous reader writes A government-funded agency in Sweden is considering creating special labels for video games based on whether or not the games' portrayals of women are sexist. From the article: "Avoiding sexism and gender stereotypes in video games produced in Sweden will become a key goal for the association, which has been given a 272,000 kronor ($36,672) grant by Sweden's government-funded innovation agency, Vinnova. Inspired by the Bechdel test, which looks at whether fictional films or books feature at least two women talking about a topic other than men, Dataspelsbranchen will work with several game developers to analyze how Swedish video games portray female characters and gender issues.
Comment It is annoying when much of a comment is left in (Score 0) 132
its title.
Comment Re:So now webelieve them? (Score 1) 132
They never refused to believe. They always knew what it was, and pretended not to.
Comment Re:Microsoft losing to the school what? (Score 1) 219
Here here.
Comment Re:Some quotes are missing (Score 2) 39
Among computer nerds, "free as in freedom" means precisely what Stallman says it means.
Comment Re:Apple users were always homos (Score 1) 764
Still to this day I can't fathom why anyone pays so much for a name
And some stylish (if overpriced) hardware, and the most user-friendly OS out there.
Comment Re:Great! Now fix the 8.1 bugs (Score 1) 764
8 is so hated, maybe they should do like a certain other company and skip to 10.
