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Enlarge / The Montana State Capitol building, site of a rather unusual hearing. (credit: Montana.gov) It’s no secret that some of our federal legislators don’t have a firm grip on scientific evidence; it only takes watching a session of the House Science Committee, where one member suggested the climate-driven rise of the oceans might instead […]
A Moscow city legislator has come up with an idea to create a publicly available blacklist of “phony wizards,” while “legit” warlocks should get together and form a trade union of sorts. The quite outstanding initiative has been floated by a deputy with the Moscow City Duma, Anton Pavleev. “A professional association of them [‘mages’] […]
Enlarge / What’s in the box? (credit: Getty / Aurich Lawson) It’s been a rough holiday season for video game loot boxes. The increasingly common in-game microtransactions (usually just a few dollars each) offer a small chance at ultra-rare upgrades, cosmetic tweaks, and a much larger chance at being packed with common junk. Games like […]
Enlarge / In Belgium, this is similar to a loot box. (credit: Yuki Shimazu) Belgium’s Gaming Commission has ruled that loot boxes—in-game purchases where what you receive is randomized and only known once you open the box—are gambling. The country’s minister of justice, Koen Geens, has said that he wants to see them banned Europe-wide, […]
