Prohibition was repealed.

I don't disagree. Personally I think the Federal government got too powerful after the civil war & we really don't even have the same type of government that the founders envisioned.

I'd be somewhat in favor of an Article 5 convention so long as any changes had to be subject to a vote like the President is elected. The Electoral Collage system is absolutely brilliant & gives the individual vote maximum power because a handful of voters can change the outcome of an entire election. If people really want something they need to get out and vote. If you stay home you can't complain if the other side doesn't.

Anyway, good luck to us all.

Well you're not wrong. Most people forget the 9th & 10th amendments and what they actually say.

9. The enumeration in the Constitution of certain rights shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.
        - Basically saying, "just because we listed a few specific Rights here, that doesn't mean those are the only ones The People have."

10. The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.
        - The Federal Government is not permitted to just assume new powers because we didn't specifically restrict it here. If it's not specifically listed in this document the government cannot do it.

How far afield of these rules has the Federal strayed? How much longer will The People tolerate it?

Wait, what?

The Constitution is a restriction on the powers of the Federal Government, not on Anthropic. The Federal Government does have the ability to "regulate commerce" under what is called the Commerce Clause in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3.

I'm not sure what particular law(s) c/would apply here - if any - however I'm certain various courts might have to render a judgement.

One other aspect of this is modern production regarding mixing and mastering. Music is pushed so far to the edge that drums are basically cut off at the high end and the whole thing sounds mushy.

My wife, who knows nothing about any of this beyond enjoying music, asked me one evening while we were listening to "Fat Bottomed Girls" why the drums sound so good compared to other music that we listen to. It's noticeable.

And, yet, you also use their products daily but want to have no personal responsibility for that.

You can. With a browser plugin called "Short Stop".

Castillo de San Marcos - Built at Sea Level in 1672.

Castillo de San Marcos - Still at Sea Level in 2025.

This was always so scammy and it messed up any apples to apples comparisons. "oh just $60 a night sounds like a good deal...$1500 cleaning fee".

What bumps us off may not be an active gene but the consequence of NOT running the same genes when we are younger. This is why Yamacka factors reverse aging in laboratory cells and make this author a crackpot who disagrees with nobel prize winning science.

We have "free college" in Tennessee and I believe in Kentucky as well. Most kids still opt for the "big university" experience, but you can become a nurse or teacher in Tennessee without having to pay anything.

If they cared about "high-quality" they would have ditched Yelp years ago.

So you can imagine the futuristic version of this presumably everyone wants.

"from the AI : Hi Tim/Suzy. I've gotten you a date for tonight. Here's the outfit to wear from your closet. Please turn on the stream when you're getting dressed so I can make sure you look sharp"

"factoring in your preferences, $match_name is the best you can do at this time"

So it's a cool fantasy but when it's frictionless to get another partner, who would stay? Tim and Suzy are going to hang out, they will be highly likely to fuck (because the AI matchmakers are RL trained to maximize this outcome so they have manipulated and coached both partners), and then in the morning both will be wondering if they can do better.

How is this of any significance to humanity? Seems like a weird way to waste both time and money.

Now all my crappy code will crash much faster. ;)