They're not dumb, they're _intentionally_ socializing the cost of using OSS so that they don't have to fix the problems they "find" that affect them.

When War for the Over world first came out I sent them stack traces for some crashes and they really seemed to appreciate that. I can't remember if it was them or someone else, but somebody said something like "Linux users may be 1% of your users, but they provide 99% of your actionable bug reports".

It's called a "win-win" scenario, either you make your work go faster or they can fire you. Either way they win.

They broke the unattended upgrade facility and didn't seem to care, so "yes".

If you are running 32-bit wine then you can run 16-bit programs, though they are working on bringing 16-bit support to 64-bit wine.

Be careful what you wish for, an executive order against "subversive research" would not be totally unexpected given how things are going right now. But I don't know that it would throw the people you want in jail...

Well, when you have all your code generated by an AI code generator, reviewed by an AI code analyzer, and approved by an AI manager then what exactly do you expect?

The requirements are the things that people can think of ahead of time, and they always contain glaring problems. It is inevitable that someone will have a "shower epiphany" at some point and share it with their colleagues. When these discussions happen in person then there's a discussion about how important it is, whether it rises to the level of an ECR, NCR, or other documentation mechanism, and what to do about it next. I have seen myself that when this happens in Teams chats that _usually_ someone from PMO intervenes immediately and says that we don't have the budget to address the issue and don't you dare spend any more time on it.

Yeah, I think it would be far more likely that they would offer publishers a slightly reduced fee. "Instead of charging you 30%, we'll charge 25% if you make it work on Linux".

I like the 34 time convicted felon angle a lot. Not because I'm particularly pro Trump or anti Trump. I just like that depending on which judge is doing the talking he's either a 34 time convicted felon or a man who had 34 convictions thrown out on appeal. So is he or isn't he? With the mix of judges in this country and their various loyalties the world may never know.

Using cars?

So we grow 80% of the worlds soybeans (give or take)? What happens when we stop selling them to China? Grow something else I guess? The same areas that grow soybeans are just fine for corn and other crops so to me this seems like the kind of thing that within a season or two means nothing to either side. American farmers can grow other crops. China can get soybeans from other places right?

Be realistic here. You probably speak for about 300 Canadians at most.

You say that like it's not an option but increasingly it's becoming more likely. One of the only good things about the US dropping two atomic bombs on Japan was that it horrified the world (including the US) once it happened. Results were 80 years of nobody nuking anyone else. Ever larger and more deadly weapons kept the fear up but now they're becoming commonplace. More countries join the club every year and sooner or later someone is going to use one. China's making a great case for being the inevitable target.

I would genuinely like to see it happen. Mostly because I'd like to see how something like that shakes out. On a regular basis Apple, or Amazon, "Somebody" gets this treatment and I'm not saying that they do or don't have it coming. Not taking a position. We all see this response and yeah, it could happen I guess but what would be the fallout. I'd like to find out just once.