Having previously worked in that industry, you could also say that gov't contracting provides a picture of what a tech company would look like if you kicked out all the H-1Bs. Having a general "US Citizen" requirement on an industry commonly populated by anything but, tends to shift things a lot.

Another thing that industry shows, is what things would look like if you removed the "specific known-to-the-west-cost top schools" bias that seems to be commonplace.

Sure, the average level of ability is far lower than what Silicon Valley is accustomed to. But on the other hand, the few high performers tend not to be limited to the groups that Silicon Valley seems to limit their hiring to.

Because FIFA paid the LOSERS in men's soccer more than they paid the winners in women's soccer.

Just because the Federal government is denied the power over where you poop, it doesn't deny your state or local government that power.

Not, it's not easy. De-authorizing usually involves guns and a whole lot of people dying.

Since it's a discussion about a presidential candidate suggesting she will regulate uber, the Federal Constitution is what matters. So basically HRC is saying she wants to violate the Constitution.

Only if it's interstate commerce.

The tax on every gallon of fuel I purchase is supposed to pay for the roads. Somehow the majority of that money gets funneled to other things and the roads still have pot holes. Since the tax money isn't being spent for its intended purpose, why pay the tax?

The cities that have overly strict medallion systems also have a history of corruption. Coincidence? I think not.

Most libertarians aren't actually followers of Ayn Rand. She was a shitty writer and her books only used bits and pieces of libertarianism, usually incorrectly.

Milk is price controlled by the Federal government. It should actually be cheaper.

A star trek economy only works when you have "anything on demand" (replicators). Money becomes obsolete when there is no need to buy anything. Automation and no money would put all the power into very few hands. Basically, communism take to an unimaginable extreme. That isn't a good thing.

Yes, give the tools some time to mature. It's been over a decade now. Perhaps another 10 years then?

I heart HTML5, but seriously, the "give it time" argument was long in the tooth many years ago.

And my free advice is to pay no attention to an idiot who doesn't know what a TESS search is.

I honestly don't understand this post. Welcome to the modern world, intellectual property rights are not all that abstract. There part of your development process. Spend 10 minutes doing a TESS search to make sure your name isn't infringing on copyright. Saying you "don't have time because you're too busy developing" is like saying you don't have time for security or cross-platform testing. Trademarks are a real issue that needs addressing.

Probably because they're the only car maker that is fully committed, and doesn't have any other competing product lines. It is in their best interest to make the most desirable EVs they possibly can, and to do anything less would be bad for their business.