tekklloneer

Early this on, the process of building physically accurate "fake humans" was not really possible.

Bear tests were probably more an early proof of viability than anything else. The bears survived, proving that humans wouldn't be completely annihilated.

Animal testing cruelty wasn't really being thought about heavily in post WWII military aerospace development. It's unfortunate but a historical footnote reminding us of the importance of proper testing.

As someone with long term health conditions, it hangs in the back of your mind. I'm fortunate enough not to have to call mine "chronic", and I may (probably will) be blessed by the results of research from over a decade...

But it haunts me in every relationship I have, even if it's irrational.

No, it's a bug. A home/consumer router isn't targeted at power users, and should not require the average user to understand what they're doing.

I also think it's unreasonable to expect people to patch bugs in consumer gear they've purchased.

Or, you're using snapchat, or instagram, or signal.

I disagree - I've used a $300 stock android phone for just over a year now, and I haven't really run into any "cruft" issues. But, poor android performance is a very valid problem with android.

Yes, $250K counts as rich. You can "get by" on combined income of $150K extremely easily. Maybe you don't buy a new bmw every year or live in an untrendy neighborhood. Oh, no.

Signature based anti-virus is a must have on any widely deployed platform that doesn't have default code-sign requirements. So, basically, Windows and FOSS Desktop.

But, it's become so drastically commoditized that there's no reason for the average user to have anything but the built-in MSE (on windows, at least).

It doesn't stop new attacks, but it does help raise the bar against malware.

I disagree. He's been transparent with his goals, and people (besides a loud but relatively small amount of hard dissenters) don't seem to object. And by that, I mean: they use facebook.

Sudoroom and noisebridge are still alive.

The fact of the matter is that for all of the innovation you hear about there, it's really just romanticizing the margin thinning of existing products. Nothing wrong with that, but it's easy to romanticize.

If someone was missing, then there wasn't enough people.

Part of the problem is this: who'd fork it? Who'd put in the effort? Sure, they alienated key members, but the people doing the bulk of the work were at the core, including Leah.

So, it's not so simple as forking and coming back when the dust has settled.

It's possible the FSF doesn't want them back without terms they find onerous, like full dissolution of the team and just handing over the brand.

I know a handful of people doing this right now, and they're pulling above average developer salaries. However, they're also traveling a ton and building kick-ass resumés as well.