As opposed to being formed by nationality. This is why me (a Brit) and you (I'm going to guess an American though you might not be and that would help prove my point) are having this conversation.

So, what, all games must either be realistic war simulators OR fun arcade shooters? Can't we just have one of each?

Yeah, stupid game being all gamey! Don't they know this is a real war?

Stop thinking like that! Your K:D is not important. It's a team game, that's why your position on the board is determined by points earned rather than K:D. You can die 100 times, never get a kill and still be top of the table as long as you give out enough health packs and revive enough team-mates.

Alas, ones nationality doth colour ones perceptions.

That "land of the free" thing's really taken a back seat.

Some people are amorphous blobs.

Ok.

You realise he's talking about the touchpad-like top surface of an Apple Magic Mouse, right? It's not the same as a laptop's touchpad.

Haha yeah!

Except that you clearly haven't watched the video or understood the process as it doesn't work like that.

Did you hear the one about the neutrino?

Bible Hijab.

So they weren't spying.

spying (Verb)
1. Work for an organization by secretly collecting information about enemies or competitors.
2. Observe (someone) furtively. (Furtive: 1. Attempting to avoid notice or attention; secretive.)

As it wasn't done secretly and the users were made aware of this then maybe "monitoring" would be a better word.

I'm going to abstain from Slashdot's knee-jerk "OMFG SPIES!" reaction for now until there's some evidence either way. I stopped reading Slashdot about a year ago because most of the interesting headlines were just downright misleading. Seems like nothings changed. See you again in another year.