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bash is fine for simple text files. perl is a natural extension for structured data.

Using pwsh I can achieve in a few lines what previously would have required a perl script and bunch of IO and class definition boilerplate. It is powerful for interactive use. The verbosity is only a surface feature: the abbreviated aliases are discoverable.

Powershell and WSL are great features of modern Windows. Too bad about the Copilot-isation of everything.

It is ludicrous to think that a criminal could capture and loot the government of a capitalist country. Like the USA

That's what happens when you vote for Banana Republicans.

Trump is the first caudillo-style president of the USA.

The USAF did, however, evacuate aircraft from Fairford UK after the war had begun. Presumably Hegseth's evaluation of the "optics" had changed by that point.

Those statistical correlations don't come out of nowhere.

When a Republican congressman demonstrates any integrity at all, it usually turns out to be Fitzpatrick.

Who cares if the millionaires did leave? I expect most of their money is held by shell companies in the Isle of Man, Guernsey, Bermuda, Turks and Caicos, BVI, and other tax havens that Britain hasn't got around to regulating yet.

money votes

Word salad, and irrelevant to the OP.

"One of my favorites is the parachute hat you could keep stored in a closet by the window, along with rubber overshoes to soften the inevitable hard landing."

I recently stayed at the Orakai Insadong Suites in Seoul. The fire escape was a grappling hook in a hard plastic case under the bed. Our suite was on the 19th floor.

> It's post-postmodern performance art.

Well at least now I know it's not going to be funny, and is way too long.

The cybertruck remains banned in most of Europe because it does not meet standards for pedestrian safety.

https://autoedgeview.com/ev-reviews/europe-cybertruck-ban-ex...

Not "fully". NL approved a modified version of FSD different from the version used in USA.

When it comes to micronutrients, more is not necessarily better. 2 Brazil nuts per day can cause Selenium toxicity.

Unfortunately, employment law in the USA is very different from Europe. Employers typically have a lot more leeway to set the terms of employment.

I agree that inflation and deficit spending can be bad. But neither is always bad.

Nobody wants to go back to the gold standard.

Inflation is useful (within limits). So is deficit spending in a growing economy.

> Inflation is really just a hidden tax

No it isn't. The idea that the government should fix the value of money -- and that if it does otherwise it is stealing out of your pockets -- is goldbug crank territory.

If inflation was a tax, then deflation would make people richer. It doesn't. Why? Because in a deflating economy, your creditors can't pay you back.

Deflation is very damaging, and avoiding it is more or less the number one goal of macroeconomic policy.

It has the flexibility to mean nothing at all.

It is a non-definition.

> Drone attacks on US soil are (hopefully!) not happening anytime soon.

The continental USA has not yet been threatened by drones.

The USA is, however, the sovereign power controlling the smouldering ruins of military bases in Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait, and the recently evacuated airfield in England. Some might say those constitute US soil.

Where have you been? Shock and awe is so twenty years ago. Ever since the shameful capitulation in Syria, American boots have been on the retreat, globally.

Ukraine is left to fend for itself. The Taliban runs Afghanistan. Iraq is still in bits. A new ceasefire with Iran is announced every other week.

No, the current policy is to shout loudly and carry a small stick.

Lots of "surgical" airstrikes, each lasting one media cycle and accompanied by a truckload of bluster and spin.

The current occupant of the White House appears to think foreign wars are principally a communications problem.

I'm not buying these excuses.

You can get beans anywhere. If they are not available fresh, they are equally nutritous when dried or in a can. They are tasty, easy to cook, and an excellent source of fiber and protein.

If you don't like beans, how about a peanut butter sandwich. If you lack the requisite kitchen skills, ask a six year old to make you one.

The fact is that most people just prefer to eat other stuff. We prioritize convenience over health, enabled by food industries that profit from selling us junk.

Yes. Only the Netherlands has approved it, and it has fewer features than the US version.

I agree with @dril that:

One does not, under any circumstances, "gotta hand it to Hitler".

Meanwhile R has had `lazyload` since version 2.0.0 in 2004

Eye-witness testimony isn't necessarily accurate or reliable either. All evidence has a probability distribution.

Some evidence contains little information relevant to the charges, but can be highly persuasive to juries. Judges have the task of determining what is allowed, and what is prejudicial.

Let's hope that they are trained in Bayesian statistics. /s

Facebook was how people reached his business. If Instagram was plan B... I hope he has a plan C.

I like this reframing.

The infrastructure is an extraordinary and priceless human accomplishment.

For decades, web content helped and informed people, and brought them together.

The user-hostile actors and are now too numerous and powerful. The parasites are killing their host.

Fair enough, it's a blog post and not intended to be comprehensive. But it does feel like a list of talking points.

> we're a non-unionized industry up against very powerful people who want to deskill the field

And have tools to do so

"the web is a human creation for human needs"

Most web traffic is robotic. The internet is hostile to humans now. Apps gatekeep and monitor our access. LLMs build it. Nothing about the internet is evolving in the direction of a structure created by humans for humans.