Defcon is a useful resource for networking and learning. It being run by and for good guys doesn't mean bad guys don't find the event useful. The vague risk of "getting caught" is probably worth taking, regardless of whether that risk is tangible, especially if they follow proper security practices.

You (probably) wouldn't see this page unless you were on Windows

I've read enough accounts from both men and women to know that sexual harassment is not taken seriously at many places.

Just because it's losing market share doesn't mean it's not a monopoly, let alone an illegal one.

It's probably the latter.

"Delivering shareholder value" has destroyed numerous companies, and I doubt it'll stop soon.

It's simply an institution meant to interpret laws and their legality. All of that goes out the window when the people in said institution are politically charged, corrupt, or make bad arguments.

As an American, it's really sad to see the EU fall into this trap.

1/6th of a MAGAbyte is an insurrection

Important distinction - the US doesn't recognize it, but it also does not forbid it. You don't need to renounce anything, but in the eyes of the US federal government, you're a US citizen.

IMO, their quality has improved a noticeable amount.

It could be the verbal abuse or the situation as a whole. Idk, everyone is different.

The vast majority of these "timeless" games seem to come from smaller devs. Minecraft started out indie before being bought out, Terraria is still indie, NMS is a small team etc. They work on those games because they want to, and it makes them enough money to stay satisfied. Games from publicly traded companies are held at gunpoint by their shareholders, so if they don't keep the money machine printing and they don't make it print faster and faster, they will face consequences.