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Comment Re: Thank God (Score 1) 155

No, it is not.

Copying headers and then writing your own implementation is one thing.

Using an existing library is something entirely different..

This ruling does nothing to rule on GPL'd code

RMS prefers that your code can not be used in proprietary code which is why he tries to steer people away from LGPL.

That has nothing to do with this ruling, at all. I am curious why you think it is related.

Comment Re:Of course (Score 1) 76

The Army Air corps became a large part of the Army, it made sense to create the Air Force.

The space command in the Air Force is a tiny subset of the Air Force's overall mission and there was no need to create another branch.

It is a pointless, massive expense to have another full branch of the military. Five are more than enough, there is zero reason for six.

The only reason that there are five is because of international treaties, the Navy can not board foreign flag ships, so the Coast Guard is branch number five and almost never under direct DoD authority.

Comment Re:This is what Trump asked for (Score 1) 692

If 230 went away, every political lunatic would be banned that very day.

Every small website that allows users to post, would shut that down.

Every single start up that might compete with FB, YouTube, or Twitter would find funding dry up because the cost to heavily moderate so that they don't get sued is too high.

Leaving FB, YouTube, and Twitter the only game in town. Forever.

The orange moron didn't have a clue what he was asking for, as usual, and all because his precious feelings were hurt.

Comment Re:figures (Score 1) 175

It is almost a guarantee that in 2 to 3 years, lawsuits about the effects of these rushed vaccines will come flooding in.

Going through each phase quickly and haphazardly isn't the same thing as being properly tested.

This is like rushed software, but more potentially damaging. Like software, the pharma companies will cry that they went through each phase as if that means anything when it is rushed.

I have been permanently damaged by medication that went through weak trials, it is not something to mess around with.

Comment Re: figures (Score 1) 175

It is not clear that it is safe right now. Safer than the disease overall? Sure, that is a low bar. But safe in and of itself? It is not clear yet.

That is why I am waiting to get it, most likely past the date that I could get it. Depending on when that is. At least the pfizer vaccine, reports are that it won't be widely available in the US until this very late spring/summer.

The moderna vaccine look like it will be more effective and depending on side-effect profiles, it would be logical for someone like me to wait and see.

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