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Comment Re: who needs this (Score 1) 66

I want them to fix the JavaScript related memory leaks in Mobile so I don't have to kill it several times a day. I guess that's too much to ask since this has been going on for literally years.

I've used Firefox Beta as my primary browser on my Android phones for years and have never encountered this. Maybe there's an issue with some specific features used by sites I don't visit. Doesn't prove anything but I guess one anecdote deserves another.

Comment Re:Sure, do this instead of better tech (Score 1) 66

> Sure, do this instead of better tech

Regardless of what you think of the new mascot, do you really think the same people responsible for drawing pretty pictures of foxes are the same ones designing "better tech" and writing code and fixing bugs? Groups of people can do more than one thing at a time.

And I'd guess this is also an attempt to raise some money and awareness to the browser. At this point it doesn't matter how great Firefox "tech" is, they have lost the popularity context against Chrome and Chromium knockoffs, and will never get it back. Google will do and spend whatever it takes to keep Chrome on top, so Mozilla is probably looking for ways to at least retain what they have and keep the lights on.

Comment Re: What happens to other MD11 pilots? (Score 2) 85

On the contrary, MD11 pilots have the most to learn about the automated systems. Just because its automated, doesnt mean you dint need to know how it works, when it works, what it looks like when itâ(TM)s not working, what you still get when it doesnt work, what you dont get when it doesnt work,â¦

Some of the worst Airbus crashes for example have been caused when the automation has suddenly degraded from normal law to either alternate of direct law, and the pilot has not understood that they now dont have the protections that they normally get, or have straight up lost control of the aircraft in the degraded state.

Comment Re:are we winning yet? (Score 1) 232

If you’re going to play well akshully, I’d like to point out to you that a woman is someone over the age of 18, not a minor, so no the vicitims were not all “sexually mature young women”. They were largely *minors*, even if they had hit puberty.

But really: why are you trying to minimise these crimes? Is this who you intended to be? Someone that does that? Because it’s a helluva way to end up.

Comment Re:How many sock puppets did you need (Score 1) 232

I mean, if you’re unable to think of any reasons why per capita spend might be higher for Medicare and Medicaid than for the private sector, other than inefficiency then you’re *really* not in a place to critique other people for not thinking critically.

Very obvious explanations include:
- Medicare and Medicaid provide care for old people and poor people, and the vast bulk of healthcare costs are incurred in the final years of life, and poor people are sicker than rich people
- Private sector insurers manage costs by aggressively denying coverage, whereas public insurers are less aggressive. I mean, I live in the UK, and even here we’re aware of the horror stories of coverage denial

So if you’re going to prove government inefficiency, that’s not really where you should start

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