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Comment Re:Don't care (Score 1) 688

I doubt Mozilla was responsible for, or even wanted, that scandal. If they didn't want him to be CEO then all they needed to do was... not make him CEO in the first place. Whether Mozilla pressured him to leave because of the scandal (not "perfectly fine" at all) or whether he chose to do so of his own accord is something that you and I can only speculate.

Comment Re:as fast as Chrome? (Score 1) 688

What we need are window managers that handle the "tabbing" natively. This whole thing with every application having to implement its own non-standard tab system is completely stupid. Not only will it simplify applications, but they'll also all be the same.

Like Fluxbox? I loved that WM :)

Comment Re:What kind? (Score 2) 115

Did retail copies bought in Poland have SecuROM, or any DRM at all? Those are the only copies that were published by CD-Projekt. In North America Atari had publishing rights (later, Warner Bros. took over), Europe and Australia had Bandai Namco, and Japan had CyberFront. It was the other publishers, not CD-Projekt, who added DRM to retail copies. CD-Projekt responded by arranging it so that if you bought The Witcher 2 from anywhere then you could go here and get the game DRM-free from GOG at no additional cost.

So I think The Witcher 2 is an excellent example of the lengths they'd go to against DRM.

Comment Re:Swiss gun laws are nothing like the US (Score 1) 1633

Sorry if that meme response was immature of me :/ It probably was. I do feel much the same as you - that having everyone armed means you need to enforce diligence or face unpleasant consequences - the need for child-safe storage of firearms is one obvious example, and having untrained people walking home from the pub at night with pistols in their holsters would be a boon for robbers (and a hazard for anyone else in the area). The regulations are extremely strict, but they don't seem to be anything the populace isn't capable of following, and it seems to be working well for them.

Comment Re:Swiss gun laws are nothing like the US (Score 1) 1633

In Swiss law use, storage and transport of weapons is VERY heavily regulated. Everyone is armed, but you don't get to walk down the street with your SIG 550 or leave it propped up in your hall closet. There are sane rules on ownership, storage and transfer, and the penalties are incredibly severe. There is no comparing the US and Swiss systems. Anything but bolt-action or single-shot weapons (beyond your militia-issued weapon) require special permits.

ftfy

Comment Re: This is very exciting for indie devs (Score 1) 149

I agree. The old UDK licence was absolutely wonderful as long as you didn't hit the revenue threshold - then suddenly became crippling. Meanwhile, Epic earned nothing until the threshold was hit. This is a definite improvement for both Epic and for commercial licensees... although the subscription fee does add a barrier for hobbyists and freeware-authors compared to the old arrangement.

Comment Re:Next we should sue the US treasury for issuing (Score 4, Insightful) 321

Monetary bills are already child-proof in this regard. If I give a child $1 this doesn't cause any other money I may have to spontaneously teleport into the child's possession every time the child approaches a toy or sweet within the next 30 minutes. If the child wants more of my money then he/she will need to ask me again.

Comment Re:They still have not caught a single terrorist. (Score 1) 289

...wow. You're right. The TSA line is relatively vulnerable, and is a more effective target in the first place. There's no reason why a bomber intending to cause terror would even want to get on the plane itself. Hijackers would certainly want to get on the plane, but they wouldn't be using bombs.

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