I second the manifesto

Hmmm

I would have thought "idiocrasy" is a better movie reference than the matrix

By my read, David Brooks is not right of center. Unless you think the center is far left of where I place it. Your business though.

I don't know which is worse, no coffee or no free games

Maybe the re-education program they use is so annoying that no one dares recommit

How does every subject ultimately get the back to gun control or gender conflicts?

Why doesn't California just give away free fentynyl that the dea is always capturing. When fentynyl becomes free, the price would drop, and the incentive to import it would disappear.

Yes!

A la ratatouille?

Used to happen to me a lot - install product A and it works, install product B and while it now works, product A is broken. My understanding is that Microsoft solved this problem by approximating containers - they now keep all versions of all libraries needed by an app in the bin directory for the app. Smart move even though it wastes a bit of space. The install phase of the build process creates the list of all versions of the needed libraries so when you install, you get everything you need.

Words mean what the average user says they mean. Most people who say the word American mean US citzen. The fact that this doesn't sound right to either of us, does not change the common usage.

How fast are you willing to go? Should the government confiscate all the property to make sure that it is used correctly? Or should we just keep fighting it out in court on a case by case basis like we have been doing?

Why should we be nice to people who constantly disrespect us?

YES!