Comment Re:How does Improbable make money? (Score 1) 80
They don't actually make any money. The managed to get a military contract last year. Prior to that their revenue was £70K
Comment Re:IMHO solaris has a really bad userland (Score 1) 378
Vista was tolerable with SP1, albeit way to slow (I'm talking on a 2.0Ghz Core 2 Duo with 2GB memory).
XP, on the same machine, not surprisingly, was a *LOT* faster
7, on that machine, is between the two, but close enough to XP that I don't mind using it.
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Submission + - Germany declare hacking tools illegal (arstechnica.com)
dubbelj writes: Germany have updated their computer crime law to declare "hacking tools" illegal.
This will make most of the network admin and computer security people in a gray area at work.
How will this affect Linux distribution in Germany as most of standard Linux distributions come with these kind of "hacking tools" installed by default?
How will the rest of EU member countries react on this law, will there be lobbying for the other countries to implement this kind of laws also?
Articles in ars technica and The Register.
Comment compression (Score 1) 404
Block text may not be the optimal layout for readability but it certainly better for use of space.
Is the cost of reduced readability worth it for the space compression achieved?
I personally highlight bits while I'm reading, it helps me focus and read quickly anyway.
I suppose it will be useful in advertising...
Submission + - Blizzard Confirms New Product, Maybe Starcraft 2
darkhitman writes: "According to a Kotaku post yesterday, Blizzard has confirmed that they'll announce a new product at their World Wide Invitation in Korea next month. The statement issued by Blizzard verified that they "do intend to announce a new product [...] next month" and "plan to revisit [Starcraft] at some point in the future," but did not confirm the rumor that the new game would be Starcraft 2 — but we can certainly hope."
