It doesn't matter how big a reactor is or isn't, it's a target.

Flying shaped charges are cheap and feasible.

Your neighbors leave dead things on your stoop?

I would call the cops.

"It's a trap!"

Don't Look Up

The quality level that you are talking about is not merely a matter of skill on the part of the developer, but also time. The formal methods used that produce that level of performance and perfection take a long time to apply, no matter how good one is.

The *primary* reason why most software doesn't perform at that level is this: time costs money. Software that is thrown together quickly, and as a result has bugs, will be available for purchase much sooner, and will cost far less (mainly because it cost far less to develop). People are willing to buy buggy software if it is going to save them a fortune.

For most applications, the level of perfection that you are talking about is simply not necessary. People don't need their software to be that perfect in order to do their jobs. Of course, too MANY bugs will be ruinous, so there is a sweet spot to find.

And that's my main point: there is a sweet spot, and for MOST (not all) software applications, it is nowhere near as high as what you are talking about. Therefore, there is no market for top quality software. Any business that tries to aim for that quality level will price themselves right out of the market and go bust before they even get their first product out the door.

So, don't blame the developers. They are simply doing what the market is paying them to do.

Life is competitive, and always has been. And nobody owes you a job.

Tech changes over time and everyone must adapt to it. That's going to put some people out of work. It's not a happy moment for them, but seriously, that's is how it has always been.

There is this nice theory that, by working together, we can all make sure everyone has enough without ever facing the horror of being put out of a job and needing to take unpleasant work to earn a living. Well, human nature doesn't really make this tenable, which is why it consistently fails when it is attempted.

For now, the essential survival strategy is the same as it has been for millions of years: adapt or die.

I am sorry if this news makes you unhappy. But that doesn't make me (or anyone else who understands this) a jackass. We are just adapting like everyone else.

This is yet another predictable side effect of people misunderstanding the stimulus and response reflex of capitalism: Apply dollars, make things happen more.

I have played a handful of FTP games and put a not insignificant amount of time into them... but never any money. If I don't get to own the thing, defined by being able to use it (not even "as I see fit", just at all — but on my schedule) then I won't pay more for the thing than it's worth to me right now, like going to see a movie. If I don't get the server, or if there's DRM which requires activation, that severely reduces what I'll pay.

LLMs invent invalid moves. It is somewhat miraculous that they can sometimes generate valid ones, but the real miracle is that people think there is intelligence there. It's a miracle for the people selling "AI" anyway.

It's very common for mechanics to be required to provide their own tools.

It's California law that you cannot require an employee to provide their own tools, unless you are paying them at least twice the minimum wage. This is true in general, not just for auto shops. I worked in an RV shop. I had to provide my tools. I got in a wage dispute over it. I received a settlement.

Only the low-end guys in the shop don't typically have to provide tools.

"No. That is a rare skillset."

It's less rare now than ever before, and becoming less rare thanks to howtos and cheap equipment.

As we have seen, the 2a nuts mostly don't do shit. The only time he's allegedly been attacked is one of the most obvious false flag operations of all time. I wish I were shocked to see so many on this site fall for it, but I already knew there were loads of idiots here.

This EXACTLY. They are getting NOTHING. In fact they are losing everything, and owning themselves HARDER than "the libs." And they're asking for it to happen more.

Apparently the bill just passed, so it looks like they are getting it.

You never worked in a shop, I take it.

Not given how bad you are at explaining it, no.

Science is the study of, if you are religious, HOW God hung it up there. In no way does that fundamentally conflict with the idea of religion.. However, it can easily conflict with some religions when they are stupid enough to try to describe science even though that's not what they are for.