Comment Re:Quorum looks a lot like Pascal (Score 1) 538
How do you match braces? Do you actually count them? Or do you look at... the indentation of the closing brace?
Submission + - Blizzard to require RealID for Battle.net forums. (battle.net)
An anonymous reader writes: Recently, Blizzard Entertainment implemented a feature to some of its current as well as all of its future Battle.net-based games: RealID. Today, Blizzard announced that it intends to require usage of the real names of Battle.net posters for its StarCraft II forums before release, and for its World of Warcraft forums shortly before the release of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm.
"The first and most significant change is that in the near future, anyone posting or replying to a post on official Blizzard forums will be doing so using their Real ID — that is, their real-life first and last name — with the option to also display the name of their primary in-game character alongside it. These changes will go into effect on all StarCraft II forums with the launch of the new community site prior to the July 27 release of the game, with the World of Warcraft site and forums following suit near the launch of Cataclysm. Certain classic forums, including the classic Battle.net forums, will remain unchanged."
"The first and most significant change is that in the near future, anyone posting or replying to a post on official Blizzard forums will be doing so using their Real ID — that is, their real-life first and last name — with the option to also display the name of their primary in-game character alongside it. These changes will go into effect on all StarCraft II forums with the launch of the new community site prior to the July 27 release of the game, with the World of Warcraft site and forums following suit near the launch of Cataclysm. Certain classic forums, including the classic Battle.net forums, will remain unchanged."
Comment Re:Gather 'round Papa Jefferson, kiddies. (Score 1) 448
While your argument about the importance of free speech is correct, you must notice the difference in power of a corporation and a government. When a government wishes so it can forbid you from voicing your opinion anywhere in the country, whereas a corporation can only forbid you on those media that it controls. There is little need to use a constitutional amendment to protect you from the evils of corporations, as you can easily use a service from another corporation yourself.
Whether or not they are allowed/forbidden by law to squelch your right of speech, the nature of corporations means they simply aren't able to.
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