lovegoblin

Yes, but I think this is what they meant by

> Making watch logic for that sometimes is too complicated or changes the outcome (race conditions especially).

> we're going to need much more difficult driving tests.

Sounds good to me. Let's require regular re-testing while we're at it.

> The Alcubierre drive “beats” the speed of light

The Alcubierre drive is only a thought experiment that requires "exotic matter" (aka fairy dust) to work.

> In my book, it's wrong to pay if original authors don't get that payment.

Wait, are you under the impression that the authors don't get paid?

> > How often do people really plan trips? ... probably once or twice a year if you're lucky.

> Many many people use travel planning software as escapism

Heh yeah I caught that too. My wife plans many, many trips per year - but we certainly don't go on all of them, hah. The planning is a hobby in itself.

> the real outcome is simply delaying those deaths, spreading them out more over time.

Which is still a good outcome, because you don't want to overwhelm the healthcare system to the point that it can't handle anything that isn't COVID.

That was the whole point of the early-pandemic "flatten the curve" campaigns.

Oh, huh. Yeah, you're right. Really showed my whole still-on-2.7 ass here haha

An old joke: any sufficiently advanced Sinatra app is indistinguishable from Rails.

> Mutable strings by default was a huge mistake in Ruby

This was changed in 3.0. String literals are now frozen/immutable by default.

> I'm genuinely curious to know why you feel the need to point it out.

I haven't seen it in this thread either, but it's been a very common [false] talking point in the conspiracy/anti-vax circles.

Exactly. Getting vaccinated is not just about you, but everyone you come in contact with - especially those who may be at higher risk than you are. Maybe even people you care about?

I'm in my 30s and in good health. I've not been particularly concerned about dying myself from covid[0]. But I do have a mom and grandparents. I do have immunocompromised friends and family. How could I live with myself if I got one of them sick and hadn't taken even that simple step of a shot in the arm?

[0] though long-covid is another story, or even short-term "being sick for days/weeks" doesn't sound like a particularly good time.