Whither Canada?

I don't think that Twitter has any redeeming social value. However, I may now have to revise my prediction that Twitter will cause the fall of modern civilization; hopefully it will self-destruct and save us all!

It just accumulates and slowly degrades into an amorphous pile of .... (well no-one actually knows since the people who wrote it have long since moved on). However presumably someone is technically "managing" this accumulation of software.

Isn't there a simpler solution to all this crap on twitter - why not just delete twitter itself?

Of course with APL you can write any program in 10 (possibly very long) lines or less.

If you are hiring for specific technical skills .... you're probably doing it wrong. I realize there are all sorts of short-term pressures that drive the need for people that have specific skills immediately .... but that is part of the much larger tech cultural problem. Back when I was hiring, I screened for basic technical skills (e.g. literacy and some level of tech skills, not necessarily in the languages or environments directly relevant to the position), and then used behavioral interviewing to determine if the person had previously demonstrated the ability to learn new technologies, had demonstrated resourcefulness/problem solving, was enthusiastic and an overall good team person. It almost always turned out well. These people may not have been productive in the very short term, but, for example, it turns out mechanical engineers who enjoy programming industrial controllers can make great developers for high level software. Of course you should expect people to stick around a few years and perhaps the company should actually invest in meaningful training for people.... but alas, these are such quaint and old-fashioned concepts not in tune with current tech culture.

Did you forget to use sarcasm font, or are you actually serious? The US has the most expensive health care in the world. All countries with universal health plans (i.e. every developed country except the US), have cheaper health care and almost all have better health outcomes for their citizens. And yes, some of these countries are ... socialist. Most societies consider providing universal health care to its citizens as the right thing to do from a moral perspective.

I agree, I went with an Obihai ATA and voip.ms years ago. I can't identify any downsides. I'm puzzled by much of the general discussion on this topic; if you're not using a VoIP service why are you here? I thought this was news for nerds, not consumer reports.

Nothing wrong with getting kids to read the King James bible in a literature class. Kids should have knowledge of a broad range of classic fiction. Can't see it happening though, too much sex and supernatural elements for the conservative crowd.

Can we mod such stories down to "irrelevant"?

So it detects this change "weeks or months" after the repair. Sounds like a great implementation of a security feature!

The "experiment" in Dauphin, Canada lasted 4 years and seems like it was terminated for political reasons, not because of failure. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/....

It still seems to be working today within Hutterite colonies in Western Canada/US (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hutterite). I suspect this type of environment requires strong commitment to societal ideals, and some form of "opt-out" such as an option to leave the society. Thus it is difficult to see how this could extend to a broader society that includes the current sociopaths who provide the "leadership" of our overall society.