this measles problem is a Mennonite thing though, and shame on the more conservative of them opposed to vaccination since their religion has no prohibition. It's similar but worse situation to some of the orthodox Jews in Brooklyn in a 2019 measles outbreak who were against vaccination when even their own rabbis were saying that was a bad stance violating "love your friend as yourself."

I do consider taxation theft, there is no purpose to it except for controlling the population. The fact that people accept different *levels* of theft depending on how much money they make just proves how much of theft it is, because they more money someone makes, the fewer people there are in that category of people, given that, it is easier to structure theft in such a way as to convince the majority that they don't suffer as much as the other people, who are hit with a much bigger crime.

If you are a programmer and you are given clear instructions on what is expected, then yes. If you are a programmer and you are not given clear instructions, then no. However if you are technical lead/architect then you really should be responsible for it.

OTOH if you are a programmer and you raise these concerns then you are on your way to become a technical lead/architect.

In my systems I insist we keep a database table of various common passwords (tens of thousands of these) and we do not allow people using them as well.

It is like saying: someone will do some work for free, because they like it, lets then make sure that we take away the product of their work, they don't need it anyway. How is that a moral stance, how is it good economically? People feel a certain way if someone tries to steal from them. One thing is to work, even if you don't have to, but to understand that the result of your work is yours. It is a completely different proposition to enslave someone just because they can survive without keeping the results of their work. Practically speaking, if someone sees this type of attitude, they choose a different jurisdiction to do their work, where there won't be such blatant abuse.

I disagree with this approach because I am against theft. Whatever an individual can create for himself is his to do with as he desires, not anyone else. I don't understand this sentiment, is there anything in it except for envy?

I am talking about Bezos in the exact sense, that as any developed human individual, he needs to feel useful, which is what motivates him, because clearly it is not money that is his motivation. You added the 'virtuous' part, which is why you started on the path of class division. I did not prescribe a moral aspect to his behavior, only the fact that he is moved to do more than just enjoy his leisure, this has no relation to him being virtuous, this has to do with him losing himself without work.

That's been done; turns out it's just jibberish for dominance displays

and constant bitching "my fucking ears, the noise from the ape's floating shells is endless" about our ships

It doesn't change climate, it's a local thing. A tiny change in weather isn't climate and this often doesn't make rain it's such a weak forcer. Been done off and on since the 1940s, old thing. And the AgI doesn't even dissolve in water so it's not bioavailable to any organisms, no salts!

It is utterly harmless to living things.

and how are you going to move and distribute food across the nation? or for that matter grow enough food to feed it? Modern tech is the only way now, unless you're advocating mass death. I'm fine with ultra-greenies advocating for population reduction, if they take on for the team and give themselves the first bullet. Otherwise, it's hypocrisy.

Delphi used in legacy systems from its peak in 1990s: all kinds of finance, insurance, medical, imaging and manufacturing system still have it around. Latest stable release was two months ago.

Should it die already? Sure! But will it? No!

Java is moving your money and insurance claims and trading. it's not going away in next 50 years.

Trump propagandist spotted.

Yeah let's war on those places because they're such a threat and so bad.

You know who has the worst cartels and smuggles the most drugs into USA? our best buds the Colombians. But Venezuela is EVIL and needs regime change eh? Nothing to do with their having the largest proven oil reserves on Earth, nope.

The last great recession was due to precisely this sort of spending pattern plus a collapse in payment. Banks may be healthy, for now, but they can't keep lending forever with no recover. This is not a good sign.

AI is some sort of technology, whoever develops this technology better wins something supposedly. Governments have nothing to do with this, technology doesn't belong to the governments.