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Comment Re:If it's OK there, Why not here? (Score 1) 445

So, why then do people seem to think it suddenly becomes moral and OK to have those conditions in a place 3,000 miles away? If it's Not OK here, then it's not OK there.

It's not just 3,000 miles away : it's also in another country and they still have the final say about what is ok or not in their own country.

Comment Re:From cardboard to plastic... (Score 2) 169

by kyncani (#55781803) Attached to: Amazon Tries To Figure Out the Packaging Box Problem It Created

But hey, is that any surprise? of course minimising shipping costs is a prime need for Amazon, but why do they have to try and greenwash it?

Well it is harmless public relation.

They could have said smaller packages and efficient distribution will allow more children to receive their packages in time for Christmas.

Comment Re:But wait! I thought....... (Score 2) 68

I don't care that much if the exchange goes under for security reasons or whatever.

What I do care about is that my money does not go *poof* so I can continue to live.

If your money is guaranteed by the state you know you're not going to be abandoned just because a bank somewhere made poor choices you did not know about.

Comment Didn't seem to be a problem for Nintendo and Sony (Score 1) 139

by kyncani (#45107129) Attached to: Valve Shows How Steam Controller Works In Real Life

The point is Valve came up with Steam Box but all of their own titles are designed for mouse and keyboard, so they needed an appropriate controller or there wouldn't be anything to play. I was wondering how they were going to solve this problem and this controller design was a brilliant solution.

Nintendo and Sony didn't have anything to play with the NES, SNES and the PS1 either.
They just made sure games would come out and work with their console and controller.
Worked well enough for them.

Comment Re:Too early to tell (Score 1) 153

by kyncani (#39772677) Attached to: French Elections Could Affect HADOPI, ACTA

Considering Sarkozy got only 1% less of the vote than Hollande in the first round, it's far too early to call it. All the folks that voted for other candidates will pick 1 of the 2 in the next round, and considering the massive amount of votes that went to Le Pen...we might very well be seeing more of Sarkozy.

It's a little above 1% for Hollande which is bad for Sarkozy considering I don't think any previous president has ever won without being the lead in the first round by at least 2% or 3%. Not all Le Pen votes will go to Sarkozy and all things considered, we're looking at an estimated final result 43~45% for Sarkozy and 57~55% for Hollande. Also, for the whole last year I think all estimates have always given the same result or close in a final duel Sarkozy vs Hollande. Some people in France really don't want to see Sarkozy president again and, try as he might, he could not do anything in the last year to lift this feeling the french people have against him.
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New Aliens Vs. Predator Game Doesn't Make It Past AU Ratings Board 277

Posted by Soulskill from the gauntlet-thrown dept.
An anonymous reader writes "Australia refused to give Rebellion's new Aliens Vs. Predator game a rating, effectively banning it in the country. Rebellion says it won't be submitting an edited version for another round of classifications, however. (As Valve did with Left 4 Dead 2.) They said, 'We will not be releasing a sanitized or cut down version for territories where adults are not considered by their governments to be able to make their own entertainment choices.'"

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