Fact-free speculation always makes for the best opinions.

Or if all cars were bicycles instead. Could happen if billionaires get their way.

Sounds like complete bullshit. Don't know, have no interest in reading past the first few ignorant words.

Dual clutch manuals are better in every way than conventional manuals, so even if there was a case where manual had an advantage an old-fashioned manual still loses out. That is, except for the fun factor for some drivers. Racing hasn't used conventional manuals in decades.

These platforms are starting to let people bet on wildfire activity. What a fun way of incentivizing arsonists.

"the left" certainly does "sound like pigeonholing" though. American politics no longer has anything to do with left, right or center. Saying otherwise is pigeonholing.

Also, the claim is not correct. Objectivity is not monopolized by "the left", nor critical thinking, nor naivety. Conservatives USED to be critical thinkers and centrists are principally defined by that. While conservatism is influenced by selfishness, liberalism is idealist. Both alignments are subject to bias.

In fact, the entire bogus conclusion "sounds like pigeonholing".

"Fact consumers such as you are a small sample of voters, like it or not."

This is such a partisan take, presented as though it is not. The entire Republican strategy is to drive contempt and hatred to cause disengagement, "like it or not". Your point is the same as Scalia's point was when Bush stole the election in 2000, "Get over it". Republicans have won, get over it, right? Fact consumers are NOT a "small sample", they are a targeted group.

"On the flip side, there are ALSO powerful groups who have a clear interest in controlling narratives."

Which is why there used to be checks on influence in media and why Republicans since Reagan have been destroying those checks. The creation of Fox News, and Rush before it, was deliberate, as is this furthering of that agenda.

"So, any news source that makes a sincere effort at being unbiased will be distrusted by viewers at least half the time."

False. You are assuming distrust is inherent but it is not and you have made no case for it. People used to trust the news because the news was trustworthy.

"... and will be fighting a losing battle against wealthy special interest groups. With cards stacked against them like that, it is no surprise that there aren't very many."

Right, the very reason news is untrustworthy.

We can bust on Microsoft all day and all night, and they deserve it, but the fact that their ability to find and fix these problems has greatly increased is a good thing. Software is incredibly complex, and no software more complicated than "10 GOTO 10" is free from the potential of security problems. Microsoft's QA has gone downhill in recent years, but now it's getting better apparently (even if it's after the fact). They are not going away, so this makes all our lives better.

You're conflating your emotions with facts, in a field you very likely know very little about.

Always anonymous, always cowards.

I wrote a file searching utility in C++ about 30 years ago. About 15 years ago I ported it to Python and found it to be faster than using the Windows directory enumeration APIs, and I've been using that ever since. It just searches filenames, but that's all I need.

"NOTE: Experiences vary by region." says to me that Microsoft doesn't even know what their changes will do.

Your curiosity may get you deported.

They can work, but they have major issues.

1)For at least the first 6 months, if not the first several years, it will take more time and money to teach them than they generate. Why would any company do this?

2)As a hiring manager at company B, I see you apprenticed at company A. I have no idea if that means you're qualified. I can't trust company A to tell me, they're a competitor. Schools stand as a neutral 3rd party telling me that they've completed a set curriculum and should know that much. It's not perfect, but it's a start.

3)Some fields just have a huge amount of up front learning before you can be useful at all. Apprentice plumber? You can run and fetch tools and hold things in place while you watch and learn. Apprentice electrical engineer? You have no idea what inductance is on day one. There's literally nothing you can do. So basically at this point you're hoping the company sets up a school.