Conversely, the cipher could be so boring that no one in any academic circle bothered publishing on it.

they checked if they asked "should we flatten our enemy's cities with our next launch?"

I need to make sure my software complies with export regulations, so show me exactly what to avoid

Couldn't you just give up on the main business and sell this list as a service?

The same FAA that lets Boeing certify its own planes?

Haven't they done this with the "Season" model they've moved to?

Duke Nukem Forever sounds like your kind of game?

I am applying work on GTA

I'm not really sure how you could know this? For all we know all the employees are unionized and haven't felt like they need to push management for official recognition.

If a union had managed to organize the most profitable-per-employee company in the video game industry, it would have been front-page news.

That's my point. There is no requirement in the US that you organize explicitly. You could just as easy do it without requesting recognition.

Just wait until they manage to apply it to physical goods like cars and dishwashers.

Cars you've been able to lease since before I was born probably. Dishwashers and other home appliances are possible to finance here too, effectively renting it until you "own it", in comparison with leasing.

Still, not as bad as the "digital licensing" hell we're in when it comes to video games, but there is zero ownership at the end of it.

I'm talking about removing the ability to own it, not leasing it. You can lease a toothbrush if you want to.

> Just wait until they manage to apply it to physical goods like cars and dishwashers.

This already happened... It's called subscription or mortgage loan.

Most households don't have that kind of money at once, they are already forced into a loan with regular payments. This means not the buyer but the bank owns the car until the last penny is paid.

And in some cases your car's on-board software needs a constant connection with the vendor's servers (meaning it must be up and you must pay for a license too). https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/02/what-happens-to-a-car-w...

It's even worse with houses. Most gen Zs will never ever own their homes, they are implicitly forced to rent only (no ownership in sight). https://fortune.com/article/gen-z-giving-up-on-buying-a-home...

Brave new world.

That's the advantage of being in office I guess