1. Performance is often more tied to the code than to the interpreter - an O(n³) algorithm in blazing fast C won’t necessarily perform any better than an O(nlogn) algorithm in Python.

An O(n³) algorithm in Python won’t necessarily perform any better than an O(nlogn) algorithm in C. Ever heard of galactic algorithms?

The overhead my classmates had dealing with poorly optimised code that caused constant cache misses was far greater than the interpreter overhead in my code (though at the time I don’t think I could have explained why their code was so slow compared to mine).

Did they write naive linear algebra operators?

There are decades of articles on c++ optimizations, that say “use empty() instead of size()”, which is same as here.

Arson, murder and jaywalking

Unless they want dividends

Stock isn’t revenue.

Derp. You are right.

Ubisoft’s stocks aren’t ubisoft’s assets. It is opinion on how much they worth, not how much they have.

Unless you worked in Blizzard.

Wait until some blizzard empoyee comes out and tells how it is expensive for publisher to not pay for hosting.

Maybe in developing countries, but in developed world(Europe mostly) it isn’t.

This is why boycott doesn’t work. They copy each other. So, grab pitchforks and torches(EU citizens only).

Boycott doesn’t work, grab pitchforks and torches(EU citizens only).

I wish I could sign. Sadly, not all european citizens are EU citizens.

Avoiding doesn’t work, grab pitchforks and torches(EU citizens only).

1. Boycott doesn’t work, grab pitchforks and torches(EU citizens only).
2. ECI does not specify method of compliance, so source code is not guaranteed. They might as well just slap address bar and comply.

Boycott doesn’t work, grab pitchforks and torches(EU citizens only).

You deceived consumers, Ubisoft.

Ubisoft is being fucked on consumer protection grounds, not on false advertisement. It doesn’t matter what they said on box, they broke the law.

EDIT: fuck, this is USSA lawsuit. I thought it was French(and EU in general) one.

EU cutizens can sign European Citizens’ Initiative that aims to prevent publishers using killswitches to permanently disable games. If it gets 1M signatures, it will be discussed in European Comission.

It’d take 24 Viking women just to pick your american fat ass up off the computer chair.

Boycotted. Girlcotted. Everyone cotted!