I was under the impression that the issue with IE was not that it was holding things back, but that it (in addition to autocorrecting html and javascript syntax errors) implemented a number of features that were exclusive to IE that no one else *could* support.

and considering chrome these days, I wouldn't think aspiring to match that would be entirely a positive thing.

corporations whose management publicly espouse particular viewpoints should not be making political donations to causes inimical to those public positions.

to expand a bit, the aclu defended the right to say what you want, not to be free of the consequences of having said it...

A photography teacher I had in college held that the problem with creating artwork while listening to music was that when you are creating, you are creating until you feel good about the creation. if you are listening to music, it may make you feel good. How do you know when you're done?

over the years I've noticed that whenever I work (creatively) to music, when I look at the work later, it's always bad. working mechanically to music, (i.e. simply performing a process) it's different, because how you feel about the work is less important.

Captain Marvel (referring to the black woman version) was a member of the Avengers, never the X-Men. though carol danvers hung out with the X-Men when the first Brood story occurred. that's when she turned into Binary and gained a bunch of the other powers. this was about the time when Rogue had joined the X-Men unbeknownst to Carol and was on the receiving end of a pretty serious punch...

the original male Captain Marvel famously died of cancer in one of the first marvel graphic novels.

âoeWhen you are privileged. Equality feels like oppression.â

Wonder if aasimovâ(TM)s three laws of robotics would be a reasonable guide to morality...

Or would you think the standard too high?

google renamed the street I grew up on by eliding a t. some time later, when the city went to remake the street signs, I'm guessing they checked google maps for the spelling rather than the records and suddenly Patterson became Paterson. At one point my mother had collected a 19th century city registrar book that had all the properties delineated, (and the street name correctly spelled...)

there was even a short period of time when you could use street view to look at an old and new street sign within a block of each other and see both spellings in the wild.

Iâ(TM)m not sure I understand why they would be. Having a basic income is mostly to guarantee that everyone is clothed, fed, and medically cared for at a good minimum level. Being also guaranteed a job that would allow you to exceed that shouldnâ(TM)t necessarily remove that.

ironic but not unexpected, nobody likes to think they are disadvantaged, some are just better than others at thinking that it doesn't apply to them...

people who don't want to pay for public works should be forced to wear blindfolds when walking around at night, because I don't want them using the streetlights they aren't paying for.

on the other hand, if you want to ensure that it is used less and less, forgo maintenance. it's been a while since I've been in a Boston library, but they were well supplied back then and busy.

on the other hand, the Seattle/King county libraries are delightful, generally full of people and a fantastic resource for a variety of practical information that I was completely unable to find online. simply because they had a selection of out-of-print books that no one else had checked out for quite some time it is worth going there... There are no 'third locations' that have the combination of facilities and information that a library does. simply having a place to find good librarians would be worth the money. having the boos and magazines for reference and pleasure is a massive bonus.

I also occasionally support my local libraries by paying exorbitant overdue fines. best way of being taxed in a way where I know the money is going...

thank you for building some nice buildings and bringing a larger number of entitled overpaid idiots to downtown and suburban seattle. but if you are going to generate such an influx and expect to not have to support the infrastructure that you are successfully straining, get the fuck out. take the expensive glass balls with you if you like.

interesting that the company as a whole represents the average sense of entitlement of their stereotypical employees.

well, they *do* base their opinions of Americans on Texans and New Yorkers...

well, at that point I suspect the Americans believe themselves to no longer being in an armed society, are therefore no longer required to be polite.

sadly...