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Assuming your premise holds, that’s a fair example of a principle-based distinction, which is what I’m advocating for.

Would you hold the same standard, and react the same way, if the parties were flipped? The hard part is answering that before looking for differences. Confirmation bias is powerful, and if any of us start from a conclusion, we’ll always find a justification.

Agreed, that’s the point. The first part describes the inconsistency; the second is how to avoid it. If your principles lead you to react the same way both times, the test doesn’t apply to you.

If you have a strong reaction to this, and had the opposite reaction when social media lockouts were used against the other party, I’d suggest a new approach: decide where you stand on the tool/weapon based on foundational principles, regardless of whether it’s currently being wielded by people you agree or disagree with.

Hey! My first introduction to software engineering was via HyperCard in an advanced elementary school math class in the Texas public school system in the early 90s. I have made a nearly 30 year career out of the passion my teacher and a volunteer parent sparked in that class.

What's weak about the grandmother effect? Selective pressure absolutely applies outside of reproductive phases of the individual. Evolution happens at the genetic level, not only at the level of the individual organism. If a related organism is able to increase the reproductive chances of another organism with shared DNA (i.e. a child, grandchild, sibling, etc.), the related organism won't be directly reproducing, but it will absolutely be affecting the genetic material being passed down.

WSJ does not claim google is guilty in this article. The title is factual. What would you suggest they title the article? "anything else they publish about google" is pretty wildly hyperbolic, and obviously false.

It worked out very well for the founders of all of those companies.

Regular expressions (regexp) can be understood at a pretty impactful level within a solid hour of focus. For all the developers or even just heavy computer users, the ability to find and replace exactly what you're looking for is a game-changer.

True. I have a Chevy volt, which I love. The check engine light came on while under powertrain warranty. It took them 5 days to upgrade the software to fix the problem, and they charged me for it since "software isn't part of the drivetrain."

If you haven't read it, I highly recommend:

Fermat's Enigma: The Epic Quest to Solve the World's Greatest Mathematical Problem by Simon Singh

The proof of Fermat's last theorem has a long and intriguing history, and Singh's writing is accessible and entertaining for anyone with an interest in math and science, regardless of education level.

I've had a similar problem several times, and Microsoft was always able to manually activate after I called and explained the hard drive change.