Until they are infallible, yes.

Life is chock-full of "should haves", alas. Instead of each new project being better than the ones before, many people and organizations seem to think they know everything when they should have learned from others. I'm quite sure someone else had figured this out already.

That sentiment lives here in the U.S. too. :-)

If they have access to social media they might find out that the Pope protected a sex pest before he even became pope. I believe that's actually a requirement, though...

I'm not reading the code rn but I would assume the volume is mandated. It's got to be over a certain level to be considered audible to people with hearing disabilities. We had one on our RV as it used to be a bus, I disabled it. I will probably put it on a switch at some point though

On one hand you're right, on the other hand, unmet need is unsustainable

No, what's fucking stupid is that Microsoft clearly has no meaningful automated testing for these patches before they send them to "Insiders".

What's almost as stupid is defending their incompetence for free.

Government didn't give you those free school lunches? Also, if you were that poor, you would have qualified for college tuition assistance - if you didn't take it, that's on you. I'm sure. if you think about things a little more, you'll find many "liberal" programs helped you along the way to "getting there yourself" -- many programs that Democrats want to fund and Republicans don't.

I also don't think your characterization that liberals believe people are stuck as haves or have-nots, or that conservatives believe all things are fluid and self-determined is accurate. For example, plenty of red-states receive assistance ultimately provided by blue states. Republicans want to cut funding for many assistance programs supported by Democrats. Conservatives often do this under the guise of eliminating "fraud, waste and abuse" though they usually can't document much of that.

Elon Musk . He's been all over the place on both sides, voting both Democrat and Republican, was woke, but not anymore, definitely part of the ruing class. Granted, one could argue it's part of a progression, but still a dichotomy to some extent. Also, in the same vein to some extent over time, Trump.

We do agree that, in the long run anyway, employers that just want dumb employees aren't doing themselves any favors.

Anyway, best wishes...

"Microsoft takes Security Through Obscurity too far."

I get your points, but I simply used it for lack of something better coming to mind quickly about people who are literally in charge of - aka ruling - things -- like the rich, politicians and politically connected. I'll note that those in the "ruling class" and those who are "woke" aren't mutually exclusive, as your imply; it's not a Left vs. Right; Trump(ist) vs. Others thing. It's more of a Haves vs. Have-Nots thing with the former always wanting more and them not caring if the latter have less. Though I'd remind the former that usually only works for so long - ask the French aristocracy about how that went.

Some (many? most?) employers want some employees to be critical, independent thinkers with the rest/bulk just doing and believing what they're told and staying put. That's good for the employers, but not necessarily for the employees. Pretty sure this isn't a surprise. More AI and dumber workers will help with that.

Laws which require backup noises apply to vehicles where there is no person operating the vehicle who can reasonably see behind them. That's why they are on trucks and buses. They also only apply to commercial motor vehicles, which these are.

The charging stations shouldn't be located in these places, and they should also be designed for pull-throughs. Even if there weren't a noise issue (which there won't be if they aren't installed in dumb locations) there still would be other reasons to do it.

It does, but these people don't work on sense. The idea that we live in a meritocracy is a deluded one. They are not at the top of the financial ziggurat because of merit, but because of a lack of it — they will do anything to anyone any time for money.

How have you gone this long without ever once hearing of Rome?

There is no pro to doing it within the atmosphere.

We could potentially put something at L1 to reflect sunlight. An "angular soletta" was proposed in Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy. In that case it was for the purpose of increasing insolation on Mars, but the same nonexistent technology could in theory apply to reducing it on Earth. The idea was nested truncated cones of flexible, reflective material. Altering the angles of the cones would allow redirecting sunlight.

In a way this is a worse plan than solar power satellites because it actually could be used as a weapon. Solar power satellites can simply have fixed focus, and be defocused so that they cover an area instead of targeting a point, and then they cannot be used as weapons at all. The same does not apply to this idea. You could focus it and burn up cities. But it also doesn't involve putting crap into the atmosphere.

Stephenson writes books for advanced readers. Those who read quickly will enjoy them more.

Good eye, this is not The Real World. It's the made-up world of finance.

However, it makes sense to pay them well. You have to pay these people a lot or they will steal from you.