The two things I hear from HN about new gTLDs are that they're a pointless cash grab and that it would be really nice to have a .js domain for javascript projects.
In this case the majority of the easter egg code is running inside the VM sandbox. It's very unlikely but not impossible that the small amount of code needed to load the hidden disk image when a key combo is pressed would contain a major bug.
By this definition John sending an unexpected party invitation to his friend Dave is spam.
edit: I guess spam is by definition commercial email. Still, I think it's possible to have a business relationship with a company where it's acceptable for them to send an occasional email that you didn't specifically request.
One one hand I'm happy to see the web able to do more and more. On the other hand, I worry that as we turn the browser into a platform with all these client side capabilities, browsers will become big complicated messes.
I guess I don't understand how UEFI is inherently less free than BIOS. I assume most of of the opposition is due to secure boot, but every implementation I've used let the user manage keys for secure boot or disable it entirely. Are there other reasons that UEFI is a threat to computing freedom?
I bought a refurbished ASUS Vivobook X202E and put Linux Mint on it. I was pleasantly surprised that everything worked out of the box (touchscreen, multitouch trackpad, wifi, etc). It's still important to have manufacturers standing behind Linux on their PCs, but hardware support on Linux is always getting better.