Re:Hasbro? How about WotC.
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Layoffs at WotC
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From Monte Cook: "Hasbro did not save WotC. If you're thinking this, you might be confusing the time WotC bought TSR. TSR was rapidly going out of business, and WotC, from a certain point of view, "saved" the company. Hasbro bought WotC when WotC had more money than it knew what to do with. Most (although not all) of the downsizing and layoffs that have affected WotC since then have come because of Hasbro, not WotC. WotC, since Habro bought it, has been one of the largest contributors of that company's bottom line. If anything, WotC saved Hasbro--at least for the last couple of years."
Hmmm... yet another story posted along the same theme: I seem to remember a several over the past few months like "Gee, I don't know what this Morpheus thing is, but here's story about it".
Doesn't help when the story isn't true. I mean this is just as good:
"Some security experts have reported that this thing called 'a web server' can giver users access to all your files if you set it up to"
with no names for any of the quotes, just people identified as "intelligence sources", "one military intelligence officer who declined to be identified", "One expert I spoke", and "Defense experts", the article smells of lies. a lot.
I'm running IDcide, and it seems to block access to the cookies. I'd also recommend JunkBuster for those who like to browse sites that need javascript, but want to protect their privacy.
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From Monte Cook: "Hasbro did not save WotC. If you're thinking this, you might be confusing the time WotC bought TSR. TSR was rapidly going out of business, and WotC, from a certain point of view, "saved" the company. Hasbro bought WotC when WotC had more money than it knew what to do with. Most (although not all) of the downsizing and layoffs that have affected WotC since then have come because of Hasbro, not WotC. WotC, since Habro bought it, has been one of the largest contributors of that company's bottom line. If anything, WotC saved Hasbro--at least for the last couple of years."
...then you can bet the NSA has had this algorithm for decades.
oh, I don't doubt it... I was just entertaining the idea of what it might look like by the time it gets handed over for inspection :)
...I think it's safe to predict the winner of this year's obfuscated C contest.
Hmmm... yet another story posted along the same theme: I seem to remember a several over the past few months like "Gee, I don't know what this Morpheus thing is, but here's story about it".
Doesn't help when the story isn't true. I mean this is just as good:
"Some security experts have reported that this thing called 'a web server' can giver users access to all your files if you set it up to"
Yeesh.
with no names for any of the quotes, just people identified as "intelligence sources", "one military intelligence officer who declined to be identified", "One expert I spoke", and "Defense experts", the article smells of lies. a lot.
I'm running IDcide, and it seems to block access to the cookies. I'd also recommend JunkBuster for those who like to browse sites that need javascript, but want to protect their privacy.