The thing that gets me is when car designers make a car that's trying to be something it's not. It's an EV, not an ICE vehicle. If anything, amplify the motor hum under load (accelerating). Don't simulate engine sounds. We're tired of living in a simulation.

Acts 2:43-47 NASB2020 [43] Everyone kept feeling a sense of awe; and many wonders and signs were taking place through the apostles. [44] And all the believers were together and had all things in common; [45] and they would sell their property and possessions and share them with all, to the extent that anyone had need. [46] Day by day continuing with one mind in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, they were taking their meals together with gladness and sincerity of heart, [47] praising God and having favor with all the people. And the Lord was adding to their number day by day those who were being saved.

https://bible.com/bible/2692/act.2.43-47.NASB2020

I guess I'm a dirty socialist for owning a Bible.

25kLOC delta in a single PR should be cause for instant rejection

Not to pick at nits, but it would be VERY different if it was 1k lines added and 24k lines removed. There's something extremely satisfying about removing 10k+ lines of unnecessary code.

This Pentagon has now indicated they're willing to abuse the "supply-chain risk" label for political reasons, casting doubt over all future, legitimate uses of the label.

That's a massive mistake and we're all far less safe because of it.

America needs mandatory voting to stop this behavior

As much as that seems like a good solution, it's unlikely to win many supporters. You'd be better off making voting day a federal holiday.

Reality eventually catches up to everybody, no matter how strong the cult; the Devil always overplays his hand.

The question is are we willing to buck up and start writing the rules for a game that beats whatever MAGA is playing? Or are we just going to whine cynically that everything is awful and there's no hope and we're all doomed?

Or the courts will find some way to single out CA's map; like the fact that they even had a public referendum makes it illegal ... Maybe that's a bit cynical, but that's where I'm at these days.

Because we voted a criminal into office and let him take control like a king. Laws, like the Hatch Act, are optional.

But that would be slow, hard, and expensive. Just murdering them is quick, cheap, and easy!

It's been a century since the Spanish Flu, yet we still vaccinate for it. We will never "move on" from COVID any more than we did for the Flu.

If you want to challenge Big Pharma, there are better ways than spouting bullshit.

Do you value diversity, equity, and inclusion? Do you like having the ability to freely talk about ideas which might challenge The Party? Do you enjoy free and fair elections?

If your answer to those questions is "no" then your value system is quite at odds with the average Western Liberal. Liberals love liberalism. China doesn't like liberalism. It's pretty obvious why there's friction between them, no propaganda required.

The Wheel. We should've graduated to antigravity by now, don't you think?