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I don't think everyone has, which is concerning. I suspect we'll see some congresspeople remark on how they "never voted for" some aspects of the bill.

I'm of the opinion that should be unregulated as well. Just like you say, what's important is people's awareness and understanding of the tool and how it works underneath.

Agreed. Some forget that the US has this beautiful great thing called freedom of speech, meaning that some can express to like things, as well as dislike things! It's not uncommon to find stickers among laptops where some are excited for environmental safety and conservationism, and some are for Tesla / Palantir and the values and ethos that they want to perpetuate across the globe.

5? That number is far too low - even here on HN we have people genuinely commenting that vaccines directly cause autism.

Are there any good independent media also posting on X.com? I believe HN usually prefers that particular Twitter-like source.

Isn't that arguably want rural communities want, however? I believe they're the strongest advocates of small government, less subsidies and pulling oneself (ie, their community) up by their bootstraps, regardless of what reality is.

It's easier to understand that excuse when people realize that Americans tend to start with a conclusion then work their way backwards to support it. As in, 'we aren't doing much about climate change so here's why that's okay'.

I believe the medieval era ended in the 15th century, but the wall was built in the 17th. So actually the wall would have actually been a colonial era wall, if going by eras - not to mention the construction style was actually more reminiscent of colonial era structures rather than medieval.

I don't think the dishwasher will be "full of water" as it doesn't actually fill up - rather, it only uses 2 gallons maximum per cycle, about the amount that would be the bottom of basin of the washer.

> Whenever natural gas supply is turned off in the US, for any reason, only the gas company can turn it back on

Doesn't match my experience. My colleagues and I are able to turn on or off the gas supply to our houses at will.

I wonder when the US will implement a similar system. For being one of the most wealthy and technologically progressive countries, I'm surprised it isn't further along.

Source for this? After years in the industry, I believe otherwise at this point.

I don't agree with the title - I've seen many engineers be rational and pragmatic about programming languages. I'm not entirely sure why the author decided to lead with such a charged headline.

> most engineers contemplate ideas, change their mind, ask clarifying questions

I don't disagree at all. I find it slightly funny that in my experience interviewing for FAANG and YC startups, the signs you mentioned would be seen as "red flags". And that's not just my assumption, when I asked for feedback on the interview, I have multiple times received feedback along the lines of "candidate showed hesitation and indecision with their choice of solution".

One of the rallying cries of the right is "facts don't care about your feelings", but it's interesting how the facts either get distorted or ignored.

Decades of blog posts, articles and books about "best practices" led to a suspicion of anything that wasn't bog standard OOP. This site in particular has also contributed to that, especially in the early 2000s, where you can easily find comments disparaging FP.

Why not? China has/had the problem in their own backyard and we're likely acutely aware of the impact it has. Wouldn't that hasten their need to come up with alternative solutions?

Meanwhile the US is full of hubris and can't see beyond their own nose.

That doesn't mean it disappears though - it still exists, just in a non-working state.

I don't think it disappears - the copy I have will still be on my machine, and free to use as well. Unless they implemented something to remotely delete it?

That makes it difficult, but the original comment said it wasn't 'possible'. I'm failing to see the impossibility still.

How is it not possible? It's just additional votes, there isn't anything actually stopping counting by hand, is there? How was it counted historically without voting machines?

What did you actually expect from commenters on this site?

The joke I'm making is that many Texans like to make that statement about Texas (with regards to size and driving) and claim it's unique to that state and to the US without realizing that it's common for many other parts in the world as well.

Does this mean that you can drive in the forest for an entire day and still be in the forest?

I doubt this comment is true, given that other countries with government run healthcare have surgeries and choice. Do you happen to have any evidence that every country with government run healthcare has no choice or surgeries at all? Your comment seems to imply as such.

Which is a very interesting statement considering how the US is treating immigrants these days.

Insane to be using a phone in that manner while driving regardless.

Ultimately the moderators have decided that these kind of posts are "not what the site is for". It's unlikely they'll implement some kind of filter as users can filter out what the moderators have decreed what they want the site to be.

That cannot happen in the US, I'm told, as it has the greatest protections by its God-given Constitution. The most beautiful protections.

It's not very hard to admit when we're wrong. Some even consider it a power. From my experience working with Americans, you often have to drag them kicking and screaming to have any humility, let alone have them admit when they are categorically wrong.

Perhaps this cultural trait is one of the major reasons why the US is in the situation it's in.