pstuart

And it's in Go which makes for the better app experience.

That's being too kind. He intentionally slow-walked it. J6 was an attempted insurrection and there was no doubt about it.

Technology is now political by its use and should be discussed in a "impact on society" context rather than partisan bickering.

Good point. Hard to know -- there's plenty of people in this forum who are just fine with the way things are, politically that is.

This is a vexing issue. I don't want to prop up dinosaur domestic automakers, but a significant chunk of the economy is tied to that. If they are quickly destroyed by Chinese competition the ripple effects will be huge.

They need their asses kicked and should not be allowed to coast on protections by the government. Maybe it's not possible but it would be valuable to try and force them to save themselves. Under the current administration that is likely impossible.

Please stop with the "both sides are the same". They are very much not.

The only similarity in that regard is party leadership which is owned by the corporations and the rich.

There's a reason why the Right was up in arms about Critical Race Theory. They're currently doing everything possible to erase the past and frame the future as a White Christian country. And these people are the ones in power today.

> How do you even speak to the ineffable idea of 'incompetence'?

I think it has to start with daylight: all of the relevant info accessible to the public.

Adversaries can/will counter with fake data, narratives, etc, but if there's a trustable source of that daylight data that is a huge start.

Sure, bug Google always seems to be unable to deliver good UX. UX matters if it's bad enough and there are competing options that are much friendlier and easy to engage.

If they weren't afraid of the data being public they wouldn't be removing it.

The only saving grace of this administration is that their incompetence helps to slow down their evilness.

This is going to sound partisan, but it's not: MAGA only cares about corruption if it's done by "others". This has played out time and time again. It drives me crazy. Remember the fuss about Hunter's laptop?

And to give equal time to the Dems: I believe that Dem leadership is fully corrupt as well, albeit in a more genteel fashion: they cater to the needs of the corporate elite, the moneyed class, etc and will never betray them by actively supporting worker's rights. I think most Dem pols are less corrupt, but the need for bribery, oops, I mean campaign financing, forces them into the difficult choice of staying in office or hewing to their values.

There's no way I'd trust this in the hands of anyone, especially those operating in the service of the current administration. They say they want to use it to "protect the border" but there are reports that they'd used it domestically already.

Considering the non-tolerance of public protest and the "promise" of non-lethality, I could imagine this becoming a regular tool in population control if things don't change.

Joe Sixpack is not a deep thinker.

He cares about getting his immediate needs met.

He wants to be entertained without having to be forced to think.

He wants to see people that he's been conditioned to hate be punished.

He wants people he can look down on so he doesn't feel like he's at the bottom of the pile.

Exactly. Government is just another word for "who has the power to control things around us".

Some threat actor that demands quick payment or their perishables perish?